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RootedFunction

RootedFunction

By: Isha Gaines
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 Relationship Repair Practitioner & Breakup Coach Love is complicated, repair doesn’t have to be. The Rooted Function Podcast is where I help you navigate the messy parts of relationships with honesty, practicality, and heart. Whether you’re on the verge of a breakup, trying to repair after one, or ready to attract healthier love, this space is designed to help you get to the root of what’s really happening.

Through Rooted Function Theory™, I teach you how to:
  • Identify your trigger patterns: the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sabotage connection.
  • Understand your Root → Response loops so you can stop repeating cycles.
  • Practice real repair strategies that move you from conflict to collaboration.
  • Build emotional intimacy, set healthy expectations, and grow into patterns that actually support love.
With over seven years of counseling and coaching experience, I bring both professional insight and lived wisdom into every episode. You’ll hear practical tools, reflection prompts, and sometimes even worksheets to help you apply what you’ve learned.

This podcast is for you if:
  • You’re healing from a breakup and need tools to rebuild.
  • You want to repair a current relationship without getting stuck in blame.
  • You’re ready to date differently — with confidence, boundaries, and discernment.
Each conversation is about more than advice, it’s about cultivating awareness, practicing willingness, and creating the kind of love that’s rooted in truth.

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Episodes
  • Rooted Dating Advice: The first 30 Days

    Rooted Dating Advice: The first 30 Days
    Dec 4 2025
    Rooted Dating Advice: The First 30 Days Welcome to Rooted Dating Advice, where we bring emotional clarity, self awareness, and healing centered guidance into the world of modern dating. In this episode we are breaking down the first 30 days of dating through the lens of Rooted Function Theory. This is not surface level dating talk. This is emotional science, somatic awareness, and honest relationship psychology. You will learn how the emotional body, cognitive body, and spiritual body influence attraction and early connection. You will understand why certain patterns show up immediately, why intensity feels comforting or alarming, and how your past relationships shape your reactions in the first month. We also explore early frequency shifts, protective parts, misinterpretations, and the common mistakes people make when they date from fear instead of alignment. By the end of this episode you will know what to look for, what to listen for, and what to slow down for.

    If you are ready to date with emotional integrity, emotional literacy, and grounded confidence, this episode is your starting point. To study Rooted Function Theory and Self Love Frequencies inside our practitioner focused community, join us at bit.ly slash joinmysunriselive.

    Rooted Function Theory™ Podcast | I’sha Gaines, M.Ed, LPC
    A movement from survival to liberated living.
    Booking → www.ishagaines.com
    Website → www.ishagaines.com
    Courses & Certification → www.honeybenatural.com/institute
    YouTube → youtube.com/@rootedfunction

    Support the Show | Rate & Review | Share this episode with a friend.

    Safety & Care

    This content is educational and not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or emergency services. In the U.S., call/text 988 for mental health crises; 911 for immediate danger; outside the U.S., contact your local hotline
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    5 mins
  • Defense Mechanisms

    Defense Mechanisms
    Sep 23 2025
    Today we’re exploring defense mechanisms with curiosity—not shame—and practicing the WAIT pause so you can respond from alignment:

    W: What am I feeling and why?
    A: Is this an anxiety-based impulse?
    I: What information is true and verified?
    T: What truth honors my healing and the relationship?

    Get the free Defense Mechanism Tracker to log trigger patterns, intensity, where it shows up in your body, the defense used, the function it served, and your next micro-shift + repair step.
    🔗 Blog + free tracker: IshaGaines.com

    New episodes weekly on holistic therapy, relationship repair, and breakup coaching.

    Rooted Function Theory™ Podcast | I’sha Gaines, M.Ed, LPC
    A movement from survival to liberated living.
    Booking → www.ishagaines.com
    Website → www.ishagaines.com
    Courses & Certification → www.honeybenatural.com/institute
    YouTube → youtube.com/@rootedfunction

    Support the Show | Rate & Review | Share this episode with a friend.

    Safety & Care

    This content is educational and not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or emergency services. In the U.S., call/text 988 for mental health crises; 911 for immediate danger; outside the U.S., contact your local hotline
    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
  • The Psychology of Breakups & Power of No Contact

    The Psychology of Breakups & Power of No Contact
    Sep 8 2025
    The Psychology of Breakups & The Power of No ContactBreakups feel like withdrawals — you’re not just missing the person, you’re missing the dopamine, the comfort, and the routine they brought into your life. That’s why so many people struggle with letting go.In this episode, I break down:
    • Why breakups activate the same parts of the brain as addiction

    • Why no contact is not punishment but recovery

    • The biggest mistakes people make when trying to hold on

    • What to do instead — self-care, movement, meditation, journaling, and rebuilding your identity

    • How to tell if you’re craving love or just attachment

    I also share my Healthy Relationship Checklist, a practical tool that helps you evaluate if your past (or current) relationship is actually healthy or just familiar.

    Download the Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationship Rating Sheet here:
    https://www.ishagaines.com/store/p/healthy-vs-unhealthy-relationship-rating-sheetIf you’re in the middle of a breakup, don’t go through it alone.

    I’d love to support you with tools, strategy, and my Rooted Function Theory™ to help you heal, rebuild, and attract the love you deserve.

    Subscribe for more on relationship repair, breakups, and emotional healing.



    Rooted Function Theory™ Podcast | I’sha Gaines, M.Ed, LPC
    A movement from survival to liberated living.
    Booking → www.ishagaines.com
    Website → www.ishagaines.com
    Courses & Certification → www.honeybenatural.com/institute
    YouTube → youtube.com/@rootedfunction

    Support the Show | Rate & Review | Share this episode with a friend.

    Safety & Care

    This content is educational and not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or emergency services. In the U.S., call/text 988 for mental health crises; 911 for immediate danger; outside the U.S., contact your local hotline
    Show More Show Less
    7 mins
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