Illuminated Recovery’s biggest search strength is its consistent visibility for recovery- and self-growth-adjacent intent, particularly terms like “dysfunctional patterns,” “midlife sobriety stories,” and “estrangement recovery,” where it also shows cross-platform traction. Its clearest missed opportunity is expanding into broader, high-intent discovery phrases such as “trauma recovery podcast(s)” and “healing podcast,” which are directly aligned with the kind of audience that is likely to search for general recovery-story and healing frameworks.
Keywords the show is winning
Search terms this show already ranks for today.
- dysfunctional patterns#2Apple
- midlife sobriety stories#3Apple
- estrangement recovery#4Apple
- unapologetic aging#4Apple
- adhd efficiency hacks#4Apple
- illuminated vs shadowed#6Spotify
Keywords the show should own
Listeners are searching these, and the show is a strong match, but it is nowhere to be found.
- recovery story podcastsnot ranking
- self-discovery and healing podcastnot ranking
- trauma recovery podcastnot ranking
- healing from childhood trauma podcastnot ranking
- trauma recovery podcastsnot ranking
- healing podcastnot ranking
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