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    Empowered Explant

    Are you preparing to explant? An explant warrior in healing? Or still figuring out if you want to remove your breast implants? No matter where you are on your journey, you’re in the right place. Each week, we’ll bring you expert interviews, conversations with women about their experiences, and explant tips from your host Darnah Mercieca – with topics covering everything from capsules to confidence! Darnah is a board-certified health and wellness coach specializing in integrative nutrition and mindset. A sufferer of breast implant illness, she had explant surgery in November 2021. Now healed, with BII symptoms gone, she is dedicating her experience and expertise to supporting women on their explant journeys. You can help us raise awareness by hitting subscribe and leaving a review! Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com. 

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    Episodes (49)

    A holiday message and PSA for my breasties!

    A holiday message and PSA for my breasties!

    A little holiday message and update! Wishing you all the most beautiful Christmas and holiday season, breastie! The podcast will be back with all new episodes in 2024! Until then, join the Empowered Explant facebook group and reach out to me on the links below:

    Links and resources:

    1. Empowered Explant Website Resources
      www.empoweredexplant.com/resources

    2. DM me on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    3. For coaching and support before or after surgery, email me!
      darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Heal your whole self with QiGong: Interview with Chris and Parisa Shelton

    Heal your whole self with QiGong: Interview with Chris and Parisa Shelton

    This powerful practice of QiGong can help you heal physically and emotionally, detoxify your body, and support your health both before and after your explant surgery.  Chris and Parisa Shelton are QiGong and Chinese Medicine practitioners, co-founders of the Morning Crane Healing Arts Center, qigongteachertraining.com, and The Qi Club. Collectively they have 50 years of experience helping thousands of people around the world reclaim their health, including celebrities and professional athletes. 

    Links and resources:

    1. Get a free meditation from Shelton QiGong:
      https://sheltonqigong.com/center-and-balance/

    2. Check out The Qi Club here:
      https://theqiclub.com/

    3. Grab a copy of Chris Shelton’s book:
      QiGong for Self-Refinement

    4. Connect with Chris Shelton on social media below:
      TikTok: @chris_shelton_qigong
      Instagram: @chrissheltonqigong
      YouTube: @chrissheltonqigong

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Healing Gratitude Meditation for Breath, Body, and Mind

    Healing Gratitude Meditation for Breath, Body, and Mind

    Gratitude is my favorite upper! It raises your entire frequency and has the power to change so much in your life. 

    Really, studies show it can improve your physical and mental health and wellbeing.

    A daily gratitude practice is a must on your explant journey!

    Start by writing 3 things you are grateful for each day, either in the morning or at night, whichever works best for you. Be consistent. Watch the magic (and science) unfold.

    Oh, and listen to this guided gratitude meditation to get your thankful juices flowing! 

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    What to expect during explant surgery recovery

    What to expect during explant surgery recovery

    There are so many questions…

    How long will recovery take?
    What are my limitations?
    Will I need someone to look after me?
    When can I go back to work?
    When can I exercise again?
    How much pain will I feel?
    How long do the drains stay in?

    In this episode, I cover the top 10 things you can almost certainly expect and plan for during your explant surgery recovery.

    Links and resources:

    1. Explant recovery activities list

    2. Free Healing Smoothies Guide
      smoothies.empoweredexplant.com

    3. Empowered Explant Website Resources
      www.empoweredexplant.com/resources

    4. For coaching and support before or after surgery, email me!
      darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Full Interview with Explant Surgeon, Dr. Dev Vibhakar + My Explantiversary Celebration!

    Full Interview with Explant Surgeon, Dr. Dev Vibhakar + My Explantiversary Celebration!

    Listen to the full interview with my explant surgeon, Dr. Dev Vinhakar, recorded live on my 2-year explantiversary and the Empowered Explant podcast’s 1st birthday - 11/11!

    He answers so many important questions, including:

    • What determines whether someone needs a lift or not?
    • Is fat transfer a safe alternative for more volume?
    • Does a breast lift affect nipple sensitivity?
    • How dangerous is breast implant rupture?
    • Why are drains important?
    • What should patients do to prepare for surgery?
    • What should women do after surgery during recovery?
    • What is fluffing?
    • What is the difference between removing implants over or under the muscle?
    • What happens if some capsule is left behind?

    And more!!

    Also, don’t miss the 11 Days of Christmas Podcast Review Giveaway!
    With 11 amazing gifts and a Grand Prize valued at $787.
    Details here: www.empoweredexplant.com/reviewgiveaway

    Links and resources:

    1. Connect with Dr. Dev and his team:
      Instagram: @drdevvdo + @peaceloveandplasticsurgery
      Email: beatriz@aquaplasticsurgery.com
      Website: https://aquaplasticsurgery.com/about/meet-dr-vibhakar/

    2. Download the 33 Step Explant Planning Checklist
      Checklist.empoweredexplant.com

    3. Get the explant resources you need here:
      www.empoweredexplant.com

    4. Need a coach? I’m your in corner. Reach out to me:
      darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    When Should I Start Detoxing?

    When Should I Start Detoxing?

    In this episode I answer one of the top questions asked by women removing their breast implants – When should I start detoxing?

    I break my recommended detoxification process down into 4 phases and give you the general recommended timelines for each, although it’s important to keep in mind that this is an individualized journey and I recommend you get advice from your healthcare provider, surgeon, and most importantly listen to your body!

    Links and resources:

    1. Want my detox protocol? Click the link below and I’ll send you the details.
      detox.empoweredexplant.com

    2. Join the LIVE event and interview with Dr. Dev on Saturday 11/11
      RSVP here:
      https://fb.me/e/9ADBxKFe9


    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    SAVE THE DATE! An invite for my breasties!

    SAVE THE DATE! An invite for my breasties!

    It's my 2 year explant anniversary PLUS the Empowered Explant podcast's 1 year birthday! This calls for an 11/11 celebration with my breasties!

    Join us for the Empowered Explant Podcast 1st Birthday celebration!  This online event will feature a live recording with our special guest, explant surgeon, Dr. Dev Vibhakar! Get ready to dive into insightful conversations about breast implant illness and explant surgery!

    Plus there'll be tons of fun stuff sprinkled in, here are the deets:

    • Starts at 11am Central Time
    • Group meditation at 11:11am CT
    • Live podcast recording with Dr. Dev at 11:30am CT 
    • Q&A
    • Giveaways

    Everyone who attends LIVE will receive a special gift!

    Be sure to RSVP and save the date:

    To get the invite DM me or email me "11/11"
    IG @darnahmercieca
    Email darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    5 Steps to Self-Forgiveness

    5 Steps to Self-Forgiveness

    Being faced with removing your breast implants can come with whole lot of anger, resentment, shame, and regret. I believe forgiving yourself is one of the most crucial first steps in emotional healing. In this episode, I fully open up to what this has looked like for me, and the 5 steps I keep coming back to for relief and letting go of resentment towards myself and my choices.

    I truly believe this can help you too, breastie.

    Here are the prayers from the episode:

    “Inner guide, I recognize this resentment is causing me harm. My anger and attachment are not serving me. I'm willing to forgive. Thank you for showing me the way.”

    “Thank you, Universe, for helping me to forgive myself.”

    Links and resources:

    1. Get coaching support and guidance from me:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/support

    2. Join the Empowered Explant Facebook Group:
      www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    3. Read these books by Gabby Bernstein:
      Judgement Detox
      Happy Days
      The Universe Has Your Back

    4. Also listen to this episode:
      Grief, the forgotten emotion

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    The risk of infection from breast surgery with Lisa Crites

    The risk of infection from breast surgery with Lisa Crites

    Breast surgery comes with the risk of infection, whether you are explanting, implanting, having breast cancer removed, or reconstructing. In this episode, I speak with Lisa Crites, breast cancer survivor and inventor of The Shower Shirt – which helps women keep their chests protected after surgery. 

    Links and resources:

    Buy The Shower Shirt and use code PPINC for 20% off:
    www.theshowershirt.com

    Check out Root Wellness products that Lisa used to help her detox
    and use promo code EXPLANT
    www.therootbrands.com/explant

    Have questions?
    Shoot me an email to darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Avoid these things before explant surgery!

    Avoid these things before explant surgery!

    There are lots of to-do’s leading up to removing your breast implants, but don’t forget about the things that should be avoided! Here are all the things I recommend staying away from leading up to your explant surgery. 

    Links and resources:

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Where to Start Once You Decide You Want to Explant!

    Where to Start Once You Decide You Want to Explant!

    If you’ve recently decided you want to remove your breast implants, it can be super overwhelming figuring out where to start. So in this episode, I walk you through the step-by-steps so that you can embark on your explant journey without the stress!

    Links and resources:

    1. Empowered Explant website Resources page:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/resources

    2. Download the Free 33-Step Explant Planning Checklist
      checklist.empoweredexplant.com

    3. Join the Empowered Explant Facebook Group:
      www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    4. If you haven’t chosen your surgeon yet, listen to this episode:
      Finding an Explant Surgeon﹣5 key qualities to look for!

    5. Get coaching support from me:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/support

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    The Top 5 Fears We Face When Explanting - and How to Overcome Them!

    The Top 5 Fears We Face When Explanting - and How to Overcome Them!

    Feeling fear before and after removing your breast implants is normal, but when that fear gets out of hand, it can become debilitating and detrimental to your health and healing.

    In this episode, I share what these fears are and my favorite ways to overcome them.

    Here’s the quote from the end of the episode:
    “Bless you for your fear for it is a sign of wisdom. Do not hold yourself in fear. Transform the energy to flexibility and you will be free from what you fear." - Yoko Ono

    Links and resources:

    1. Empowered Explant website Resources page:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/resources

    2. Join the Empowered Explant Facebook Group:
      www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    3. Get coaching support from me:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/support

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Empowered Explant Season 2 Trailer!

    Empowered Explant Season 2 Trailer!

    Hello, Breasties! Empowered Explant is back for its second season of supporting women around the world on their explant journeys.

    In the coming weekly episodes, we’re taking a deeper dive into preparing for surgery, recovery, healing, detox, exercise, and nutrition, as well as addressing fears and anxiety PLUS we’re going to have some amazing expert and breastie interviews!

    You won’t want to miss these, so be sure to hit subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.

    And please, share with your friends, because you never know who might need to hear this.

    Let’s make natural and healthy the new sexy!

    Check out the Empowered Explant website for resources, information, and support:
    www.empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    6 Free Resources for Your Explant Journey, PLUS an Update for My Breasties!

    6 Free Resources for Your Explant Journey, PLUS an Update for My Breasties!

    Wish you could find all the answers you need in one place? I did too. Here’s a list of resources that are really helpful whether you are in the early planning stages, you’re about to have your surgery and go through recovery, or you are healing and focusing on your health and confidence after explanting.

    Empowered Explant is a podcast, a community, and a resource website where you can find trusted information, product and professional recommendations, health and healing guidance, emotional support, and coaching through your explant journey.

    Our mission is to Empower you with everything you need to make the best decisions for yourself as you prepare for surgery, remove your breast implants, and heal from breast implant illness.

    UPDATE: The podcast is taking a short break so that I can create more amazing episodes for you! We’ll be back in September with new topics and interviews.

    In the meantime, please listen back to episodes you’ve missed and enjoy the resources below!

    I’d love to hear from you! Email me at darnah@empoweredexplant.com or  DM me on Insta @darnahmercieca

    Links and resources:

    1. Empowered Explant website Resources page:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/resources

    2. Free Must-Have Downloads:
      BII Symptoms Tracker: symptoms.empoweredexplant.com
      Explant Planning Checklist: checklist.empoweredexplant.com
      Healing Smoothies Guide: smoothies.empoweredexplant.com

    3. Trusted Products and Partners:
      www.empoweredexplant.com/partners

    4. Join the Empowered Explant Facebook Group:
      www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    5. Quiz: Is it time to consider removing my breast implants?
      Explantquiz.empoweredexplant.com

    6. This podcast!
      Go back and listen to the episodes you missed, leave a rating and review, and share with your friends and breastie communities!
      www.empoweredexplant.com/podcast

    Be the first to get the details of my Group Coaching Program launching this summer!

    Go to the link below, leave me your details, and I’ll email you soon breastie!
    groupcoachi

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Your Genetic Roadmap to Healing from Breast Implant Illness, with Kashif Khan

    Your Genetic Roadmap to Healing from Breast Implant Illness, with Kashif Khan

    The answers you're looking for could be a DNA test away! I’m talking genetics with Kashif Khan, the founder of The DNA company, who knows a ton about breast implant illness and shares with us:

    • How your DNA can tell you if you are at higher risk of your body reacting negatively to breast implants.

    • How genetics can help in managing the symptoms of BII.

    • How this information help improve or speed up surgery recovery and detoxification.

    • Other ways genetics can support hormones, skin health, stress and emotional health.


    Empowered Explant has partnered with The DNA Company and there are 2 ways you can order tests:

    1. Directly through me at a discounted price, and then work with me through your own healing protocol. There’s the option to add the DNA test when you join my coaching program, which I recommend because it gives you a personalized roadmap.
      For details, email me at darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    2. Through the DNA Company website using promo code EMPOWERED for 10% off your test. 

    Links and resources:

    Check out all Empowered Explant partner brands and products here:
    www.empoweredexplant.com/partners

    Join me live at the Biohacking Congress in Miami, October 2023, or get the virtual recordings!
    CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
    Use code EMPOWERED for 60% off ticket prices!

    Have questions?
    Shoot me an email to darnah@empoweredexplant.com

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Empowered Explant
    en-usJune 27, 2023

    The Most Powerful Goodbye Letter You Can Write!

    The Most Powerful Goodbye Letter You Can Write!

    Explanting is kinda like a break up, saying goodbye to a  toxic relationship. And with any big hard goodbye, closure is necessary.

    It’s my 35th birthday week (woohoo!) and as I spent time reflecting on my journey, it was clear that breaking up with my breast implants was exactly what I needed to become the healthiest I’ve ever been.

    In this episode I share with you some birthday girl thoughts, and read to you my goodbye letter to my breast implants, which I wrote the night before my surgery.

    This is a practice I totally recommend all breasties do before surgery, or after if you’re already on the lighter side and still have emotional attachments to release.

    When you write your letter, drop me an email or DM to let me know how it felt for you! Email directly at darnah@empoweredexplant.com or DM on Instagram @darnahmercieca.

    Cheers to healing together, breastie!

    Links and resources:

    Get free resources and info at www.empoweredexplant.com

    If you need more support, reach out through the website or email directly to darnah@empoweredexplant.com.

    Other helpful episodes to listen to:

    The 3 things that got me through
    https://www.explantpodcast.com/2073651/11740616

    A pre-explant surgery prayer
    https://www.explantpodcast.com/2073651/11862133

    Self-love meditation
    https://www.explantpodcast.com/2073651/12247493

    Please help us be heard and raise awareness:

    1. Subscribe to the show
    2. Rate and review
    3. Share with your friends

    Let's connect!

    Join the Empowered Explant Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredexplant

    Connect with Darnah on Instagram: @darnahmercieca

    Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com

    Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/anticipation

    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    Activate Your Body’s Self-Healing Powers - with Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling

    Activate Your Body’s Self-Healing Powers - with Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling

    This entire episode will blow your mind and you need to listen to it because it’s really difficult for me to distill the details here! But, basically, you are made of quantum energy, we all are – everything is!  I interview Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling, the founder of Leela Quantum Tech, who explains how their technology can upgrade and enhance energy and frequency, to improve the body’s ability to heal, detox, reduce inflammation, reduce anxiety, and feel better overall.

    Although it looks and sounds like magic, it has been scientifically studied with some remarkable results.

    Leela’s quantum energy healing technology can be an incredible aid to your health and well-being both before and after explant surgery!

    Links and resources:
    Click here to visit the Leela Quantum Tech website!

    Check out all Empowered Explant partner brands and products here:
    www.empoweredexplant.com/partners

    Join me live at the Biohacking Congress in Miami, October 2023, or get the virtual recordings!
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    Shoot me an email to darnah@empoweredexplant.com

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    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    An Unexpected Whole Life Transformation with Tiffany Masson

    An Unexpected Whole Life Transformation with Tiffany Masson

    Okay this is a long episode, but it’s a must-listen, so hit pause if you need to but come back to it because this is a story you need to hear the ending of. Tiffany is an explant warrior, a superwoman mother and wife, a health coach - and just an amazing human all round.

    We talk about:

    • Why she decided to explant
    • Pre-surgery stress and fears, and what helped her through
    • Her surgery experience and unexpected complication
    • What she did to heal and detox
    • Tips on getting more self-care
    • How it brought her even closer to her family
    • Long awaited anxiety relief
    • What she wishes her younger self knew

    …And obviously, two health coach explant warriors nerd out about health coach stuff.

    You can connect with Tiffany on Instagram @tiffanymasson

    Links and resources:

    Check out the Empowered Explant website!
    And please share it! Help me make it a go-to resource in the explant and BII community.
    www.empoweredexplant.com

    Have your question answered on the podcast!
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    Want to explant
    and transform your health and life? Want me in your corner guiding you the whole way through? I got you. Click here, leave me your details and I'll reach out to you, or email me directly at darnah@empoweredexplant.com.

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    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    An unexpected twist...

    An unexpected twist...

    Sharing a little behind the scenes of what's going on in my life right now. A little bump in the road, but the show must and will go on! #breastfriendsforever

    P.s. 30 episodes today!! Woohoo!

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    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.


    How to tell people about your explant surgery (even if you don't really want to)!

    How to tell people about your explant surgery (even if you don't really want to)!

    Feeling nervous about telling people about your explant surgery? Perhaps you don’t really want them to know you had breast implants, or you're worried about what they’ll think.

    Listen to this episode, start to finish.

    Links and resources:

    Listen to Episode 12, Relationships, dating, and sex after explant with Stefanos Sifandos
    https://www.explantpodcast.com/2073651/12105550

    Get more info about group coaching here:
    groupcoaching.empoweredexplant.com

    Have your question answered on the podcast!
    Dearbreastie.empoweredexplant.com

    Check out the new Empowered Explant website launching June 4, 2023!
    www.empoweredexplant.com

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    Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.