Back Porch Confessions

In this heartfelt episode, we talk about why so many of us interrupt tenderness with, “Stop, you’re going to make me cry,” instead of allowing ourselves to feel the beauty of the moment. Sometimes the tears we fight are not weakness. They are release. They are healing. They are the rainbow after the storm. This episode explores why receiving love, kindness, compliments, and emotional truth can fee...

What happens when life teaches you that the people you love can disappear? How do you learn to trust again when your heart has been conditioned to expect loss? In this deeply emotional and transformative episode of Back Porch Confessions , Barbara takes a powerful deep dive into the abandonment wound and the core belief many trauma survivors carry: "People leave." Together, we'll explore how child...

What happens when a child learns that the people they need aren't always available? In this powerful 6-hour deep dive, Barbara explores the abandonment wound, childhood emotional neglect, parental absence, hyper-independence, trust issues, abandonment anxiety, relationship struggles, and the lifelong belief that "people leave." Learn how these early experiences shape adult relationships and discov...

What happens when the person you trusted the most becomes the source of your deepest pain? In this powerful episode of Back Porch Confessions , Barbara takes a deep dive into Betrayal Trauma —the emotional, psychological, and physical impact that occurs when trust is shattered by someone you love. Whether it's infidelity, deception, emotional affairs, broken promises, addiction, secrecy, or repeat...

Why do trauma survivors often pull away from the very people they love? Why does isolation feel safer than connection? And why do so many people crave support while simultaneously avoiding it? In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode of Back Porch Confessions , Barbara takes a deep dive into the hidden reasons trauma survivors isolate. Together, we'll explore how childhood wounds, betrayal,...

Why do we say “I’m fine” when we’re secretly falling apart inside? In this raw and emotional episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara dives deep into emotional masking, trauma responses, people pleasing, functioning depression, and why vulnerability feels unsafe for so many people. This conversation explores childhood emotional neglect, survival mode, the “strong friend” struggle, and the hidden...