In this episode of Pleasure Principles, host Avik sits down with transformational coach and spiritual mentor Gabriela Popescu to unpack how mindfulness and nervous system healing can literally rewrite your identity, health, and self leadership.
Gabriela breaks down burnout, people pleasing and self betrayal as nervous system responses, not personality flaws. She explains how healing the four bodies, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual, helps women move out of survival mode into aligned leadership at home, at work and in business.
this episode is a straight talking roadmap to: regulating your nervous system, dismantling trauma based identities, rebuilding self trust and leading your life from grounded presence instead of constant overgiving. If you have ever thought “I don’t know who I am without the chaos”, this conversation gives you a practical first step back to yourself.
About the guest:
Gabriela Popescu is a transformational coach, speaker and spiritual mentor and the powerhouse behind Phoenix Medicine. She supports women who are burned out, people pleasing and living on autopilot to reconnect with their truth through her Soul Path framework, working across the four bodies. physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
Having survived abuse, trauma and burnout herself, Gabriela has rebuilt her own identity and alchemized pain into purpose. She now helps women regulate their nervous systems, set clean boundaries and step into a version of themselves that feels radically real rather than performative or driven only by productivity.
Key takeaways:
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Burnout and people pleasing are nervous system responses, not your personality. They often come from the core belief “I am only lovable when I produce”, which drives chronic overgiving, overwork and emotional self abandonment.
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Regulation first, strategy second. Simple tools like breathwork, stillness for 5 minutes or pausing during a trigger can shift you from fight, flight or freeze into presence so you can respond instead of react in relationships, leadership and business.
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The emotional and mental bodies are the most neglected. Suppressed emotions, negative self talk, media overload and unsupportive environments quietly destabilize identity, drain energy and eventually show up as burnout, health issues or relationship breakdowns.
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Burnout is a boundary, identity and soul crisis. Healing requires self love, honest check ins with “Is my cup full”, living in cycles of action and rest and dropping the fantasy that you can sustainably give from empty.
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Trauma shrinks your world. healing reopens it. Abusers, past environments and old narratives can create a warped sense of self. Consistency over perfection, one habit at a time, and spiritual connection with your higher self or Source build a new, grounded identity.
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If you feel lost without chaos, start with silence and a page. Sit quietly, then free write 2 to 3 pages and ask, “What actually lights me up”, and “Is this belief true or just a story I inherited”.
How to connect with Gabriela Popescu:
Listeners who want to go deeper into mindfulness, nervous system healing and identity work with Gabriela can find her here.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-popescu-
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielasoulphoenix/
Website: https://www.phoenixmedicine.me/ (follow her socials for updates)
Work with Gabriella: Private coaching & Phoenix Medicine programs focused on the Four Bodies healing.
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