Welcome to "The Activate Change Podcast," where transformation is just a conversation away. Join Gabrielli LaChiara, renowned healer and creator of the LaChiara Method, as she guides individuals through powerful healing sessions. Alongside her, Chloë Faith Urban breaks down the frameworks and tools Gabrielli uses to bring deeper understanding to the profound process of healing. The episodes that are healing sessions offer an intimate front-row seat to authentic, raw, and real personal breakt ...
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Gabrielli LaChiara Podcasts

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From Doing You to Being You: Listening for the Voice Beneath the Noise
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53:50In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Elise, who’s in the midst of a spiritual rebirth. After years of defining herself by what she did, Elise is longing for a deeper connection to her spirit—but struggling to trust it. Together, they explore what it means to reclaim a spiritual self in a world that worships productivity, clear the fear of …
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What If Your Difference Is the Medicine? Berwick Mahdi Davenport on Inner and Outer Change
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1:04:47Some conversations don’t just offer insight—they offer invitation. To pause. To reflect. To come home to yourself in a new way. This is one of those conversations. In this episode of The Activate Change Podcast, I (Chloë) sit down with Berwick Mahdi Davenport—also known as Brother M—human development strategist, coach of coaches, father, and creato…
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In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Sharon, a seasoned energy healer and fierce-hearted mother navigating the tender terrain of family entanglement and ancestral patterning. Raised in a web of triangulation and emotional loyalty, Sharon explores what it means to reclaim her freedom without abandoning her people—or herself. Listen as she d…
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Breaking Up With the Rescuer Within: Because Your Presence Is Enough
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58:47In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Evyan, a sensitive, deeply loving mother navigating the unraveling of an old identity — the one who rescues, saves, feels, and fixes for everyone else. Raised in an alcoholic family where her body became the emotional alert system, Evyan explores what it means to let go of rescuing as a way of being. Li…
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Embodied Activism: Healing the Mind-Body Split with Dr. Rae Johnson
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1:04:15Some conversations don’t just shift your perspective—they rearrange you. This is one of them. In this episode of The Activate Change Podcast, I (Chloë) sit down with Dr. Rae Johnson—one of the most brilliant minds in somatics and social justice, a leading voice in embodied activism, and one of my own beloved coaches and mentors. Rae has held me thr…
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Breaking Generational Cycles: Love, Relationships, and Wholeness
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59:51In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Loren, who’s longing for a deeper, more fulfilling partnership after her divorce. Together, they explore how her parents' divorce shaped her childhood and influenced her own toxic marriage. As they uncover inherited stories and fears around love, Loren begins to release these old contracts, creating spa…
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From Fear to Intimacy: Embracing Vulnerability in Relationships
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1:05:49In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Izzy, who explores their fear of intimacy and seeks deeper connections in both romantic and platonic relationships. Together, they uncover that their birth trauma has impacted them feeling safe in relationships, and they explore what it takes to lean into the vulnerability of having needs, desires, & de…
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Shared Sorrows, Shared Strength - Breathing Together
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32:18As we step into 2025, it seems the universe has not held back in presenting us with some serious chaos and turmoil. From our conversations—echoing through friends, family, and clients—it is clear: a whole heck of a lot of us are navigating an unusually turbulent start to the year. In this country and around the world, a relentless cascade of events…
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Special Holiday Series | Divine Insights for Rest, Resilience, and Restoration
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29:46Welcome to a special holiday edition of the Activate Change Podcast! To give you a treat amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season—we're shaking things up a bit. This is the 3rd in a 3-part series from our Reflect, Reset, Restore archives—a cherished online gathering we’ve hosted in the past. We've handpicked some of our favorite sessions …
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Special Holiday Series | Staying Grounded and Clear Into the New Year
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25:08Welcome to a special holiday edition of the Activate Change Podcast! To give you a treat amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season—we're shaking things up a bit. This is the 2nd in a 3-part series from our Reflect, Reset, Restore archives—a cherished online gathering we’ve hosted in the past. We've handpicked some of our favorite sessions …
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Special Holiday Series | Finding Your Inner Anchor Amidst the Chaos
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27:45Welcome to a special holiday edition of the Activate Change Podcast! To give you a special treat amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season—we're shaking things up a bit. For the next three episodes, we'll share a special series from our Reflect, Reset, Restore archives - a cherished online gathering we’ve hosted in the past. We've handpick…
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The Empath’s Breakthrough: Clearing Energies That Hold You Back from Self-Love, Money and More
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1:02:48In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Phyllis, who’s seeking greater connection, abundance, and freedom. Together, they dive into the layers of her personal trauma and her relationship with money, uncovering how family dynamics and past experiences have influenced her self-worth and ability to thrive. They clear the energies, judgments, and …
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From Self-Sacrifice to Self-Love: Breaking Free from Old Patterns
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52:29In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Kristen, who’s spent much of her life prioritizing others' needs over her own. Now, with her children grown and out of the house, she's seeking balance between fulfilling life's responsibilities and embracing her own freedom, desires, and liberation. Together, they explore the karmic blocks that may be h…
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In today’s episode, we’re sharing something a little different with you—a post-election healing circle we hosted the day after the U.S. election. This gathering was a space to hold each other, to grieve, to process, and to remember that our work and hope don’t end here. We came together because we were asked and because we care deeply—for you, for …
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Reclaiming Yourself After Trauma: A Conversation with Dr. Thema Bryant
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40:58What does it take to truly thrive after experiencing trauma? And how does trauma shape us in ways we might not even realize? These are questions that hit close to home for me, especially as someone who has walked the incredibly challenging healing road after sexual trauma. That’s why I’m especially excited to share this conversation with you. In th…
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Boundaries and Burnout: How to Care Deeply Without Depleting Yourself
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1:04:21In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Angélica, a social justice educator and mother who’s struggling to hold the weight of the world. Together, they explore what it takes for Angélica to take care of herself when she’s holding so many other people, responsibilities, and the immense grief that arises when she realizes that no matter how much…
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Healing Trauma & Chronic Pain with IFS | Interview with Richard Schwartz
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46:24In this episode of the Activate Change Podcast, we are thrilled to introduce a new format blending in-depth interviews alongside our powerful healing sessions. Join us as we sit down with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the pioneer behind Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, in a conversation that promises to open new avenues of self-discovery and healing.…
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Shedding Old Identities That No Longer Serve
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1:06:59In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Mell, an almost empty nester unsure about her next phase in life. Having an abusive and gaslighting mother, she struggles to trust herself and lives in constant fear that she’s in trouble, or something bad is right around the corner. Listen, as they explore this deep trauma and continue to listen to her …
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Navigating Love Without Losing Who You Are
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47:35In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Dakota, who’s not wanting to lose herself to her new relationship. Together, they explore what it takes to cultivate self-love, maintain autonomy, and nurture a thriving partnership that evolves without self-sabotage or fear of loss getting in the way. Dakota has had very limited experience of the method…
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Belonging Debunked: A Surprising Twist You’ll Want to Know
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9:16What does it take to rehumanize ourselves by recognizing our inherent worth, power, and divine essence? In this episode, Chloë debunks the myths of belonging and why it's not about trying to fit in everywhere. She explores how the idea of 'normal' is often a distorted concept that creates unnecessary pressure and self-doubt. Instead of striving for…
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Why Don't I Fit In? A Quest For True Belonging
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1:07:48In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Caroline, who’s on the precipice of a big life transition. She’s feeling bored and complacent with her life and part of her wishes she could just be “normal”. Together, they explore what it will take to move beyond the feelings of being trapped, address her fear of standing out, and discover how embraci…
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Somatic Inner Child Healing: Unlocking Abundance and Personal Power
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1:04:38In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Reina, who’s wanting to explore her resistance to having more on every level - more freedom, more energy, more power, more money. As they delve into the underlying reasons for this resistance, they uncover a traumatic experience from Reina's childhood, leading her to do some profound inner child work. R…
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Can I Really Be ALL of Who I am? No More Staying Small
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1:16:57In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Matisse, a poet who’s in the process of renegotiating old habits and patterns in their relationship to themselves and with others. They explore what it will take to receive more than ever before without being greedy or selfish, and where they might be holding back in ways that may be blocking them from t…
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From Codependency to Clarity (Part 2) - Chemistry Isn't Enough.
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1:01:52Welcome back to this two part episode of our deep dive with Brenna! In our previous episode, we heard Brenna work through her doubts and fears about her relationship, as she navigated through the terrain of family history, codependency, and finding self-responsibility. Today, we pick back up with a session they did just a week and a half after the …
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From Codependency to Clarity (Part 1) - Do I Stay or Go?
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46:05In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Brenna, who’s struggling with her partner’s relationship with alcohol and wonders if she can stay. She doesn’t like the parts of herself that rear their monstrous heads in the relationship, and wonders what it will take to honor herself in a challenging dynamic. This is part one of a two part episode wit…
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I’m Hating the Business Side of My Life’s Work
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1:06:23In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Kellie, an entrepreneur who’s longing to have more ease with getting her amazing work out in the world. Listen as she explores her lineage of staying hidden, her struggle with motivation, and her ongoing and profound rebirthing process. Kellie has experience with the work, mostly through sessions with m…
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In this episode your co-hosts Gabrielli and Chloë share about the inspiration behind this podcast and how The LaChiara Method Birthed. The LaChiara Method is a a uniquely badass, soul activating, deeply empowering healing and coaching modality that combines the expertise of two seasoned visionaries in the field who happen to be best friends: Gabrie…
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In this episode, Gabrielli has a session with Mae, who struggles with chronic lyme disease, body dysmorphia, and a complex relationship with food. Listen as Mae explores her underlying beliefs, shame, coping strategies, and perfectionism, uncovering new insights that offer her a more generative relationship with food, her body, and her health. Mae …
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In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Julianne, who explores her struggle with being swayed by others' opinions and how that can lead to her abandoning herself. Listen as she clears out other people’s fear from her body and steps more into her power and potency. Julianne recently completed her Radical Life Coach certification with us and has…
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Can I Really Do This? Becoming a First Time Parent
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1:05:45In this episode Gabrielli has a first-time session with Jake, who explores his fear about becoming a first time parent. Listen as he unpacks his hopes, feelings and insights about the radical change he’s about to experience. Claim your FREE GIFT Transform Your Life in 3 Minutes a Day or Less with These 8 Simple Questions: https://lachiaramethod.com…
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In this episode Gabrielli has a first-time session with Lisa, who struggles with wondering if they’re doing what they’re supposed to be doing with their life. Lisa wonders if they’re living up to their fullest potential and if they’re being a big enough contribution to the world. Claim your FREE GIFT Transform Your Life in 3 Minutes a Day or Less w…
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In this episode Gabrielli has a session with Fern, who has very little experience with the method. She explores her fear of being herself in groups and the self judgment and feelings of not being good enough that have plagued her since she was young. Claim your FREE GIFT Transform Your Life in 3 Minutes a Day or Less with These 8 Simple Questions: …
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