Hey Lady,

From the outside, I looked steady. I was a worship leader, a mother of three, a believer doing everything “right.” But inside, I was unraveling. Doubt crept in. Grief pressed down. And every weekend, as I lifted my hands in worship, I wondered if I was the only one still waiting to feel what everyone else swore they felt.

When I finally stepped away, I thought freedom would come instantly. But it didn’t.

The same survival patterns followed me, overworking, people-pleasing, silencing my own questions. Underneath it all, I was still carrying the weight of stories I’d tried for years to cover up: early sexual abuse, domestic violence, the loss of my cousin, a cancer diagnosis, my father’s death, seasons of homelessness, cars repossessed, survival jobs just to keep the lights on.

I kept putting on different versions of myself—the achiever, the helper, the strong one—hoping if I looked unshaken, maybe no one would see how deeply it all had marked me. I told myself I could power through it, that what I had been through didn’t define me. But in truth, it lived in my body, shaping me in ways I couldn’t ignore.

And yet, even as life pressed me into the ground, the call kept circling back.

Sound was the beginning for me. It was the first way I felt myself again—vibrations moving through places words couldn’t reach, loosening what shame had locked down. Breath, movement, and subconscious healing followed, giving me tools to rebuild—not just my faith, but trust in myself.

I was scared to do this work. Scared of what people would say, of ruffling feathers, of stepping outside the neat little box everyone expects you to stay in.

Every detour, every pivot that made me second-guess myself only pulled me further from what I was here to do. My work was never meant to fit a pretty little box or to avoid discomfort. It was always about helping women return to themselves, reclaim their inner authority, and rebuild a spiritual life that feels safe, rooted, and true.

That’s when The Rooted Response came into focus.

It isn’t another program to push through. It isn’t a box to squeeze into. It is a space for women in the messy middle of their faith journey…those who have left religious spaces, are questioning their beliefs, or are slowly rebuilding their spiritual lives. Women who carry faith wounds, shame, trauma, or silence, but who still want a connection to something sacred that feels safe, embodied, and true.

Inside The Rooted Response , we weave together sound medicine, nervous system healing, and subconscious practices—not to give you the “right answers,” but to create the safety you need to uncover your own.

Because after all the losses, the detours, and the hella hard seasons, I know this to be true: liberation is possible. Your questions are guidance, your voice is truth, and your path of becoming is not brokenness—it’s your own rooted way forward.

To your becoming,
Sasha Marie
Founder of The Rooted Response