Beyond Mommy Dearest Podcast

⚠️ Content warning: Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, physical violence, threats involving a knife, family rejection, homophobia, religious trauma, arrest, and emotional neglect. Contains explicit language. Please listen at your own pace. In this candid, emotional, and sometimes laugh-out-loud conversation, Noelani Pearl Hernandez sits down with Aundre to talk about surviving an emotionally u...

What happens when the narcissistic parent you've spent years protecting yourself from becomes seriously ill or dies? Do you break no contact? Are you obligated to forgive them? And what if you've already grieved the parent you never truly had? In this deeply personal episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, Noelani Pearl Hernandez sits down with Sherry, a counselor, interfaith spiritual director, psychede...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) What happens when protecting your marriage means standing up to your own family? And what if everything you were taught about love, forgiveness, and honoring your parents was actually keeping you trapped in unhealthy relationships? In this powerful episode of Beyond Mommy Dea...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Men Hurt Too: A Son’s Story of Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Parents, No Contact, and the Courage to Heal ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, narcissistic parental abuse, family violence, homophobia, suici...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) When Perimenopause Reopens Childhood Trauma: Narcissistic Mothers, Hormones & Healing Content warning This episode includes discussions of childhood emotional abuse, narcissistic family dynamics, childhood sexual abuse, substance use, unhealthy coping behaviors, divorce, and...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! When Perimenopause Reopens Childhood Trauma: Narcissistic Mothers, Hormones & Healing Content warning This episode includes discussions of childhood emotional abuse, narcissistic family dynamics, childhood sexual abuse, substance use, unhealthy coping behaviors, divorce, and family estrangement. Please listen with ca...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! Men Hurt Too: A Son’s Story of Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Parents, No Contact, and the Courage to Heal ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, narcissistic parental abuse, family violence, homophobia, suicidal thoughts and attempts, and family estrange...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! What happens when protecting your marriage means standing up to your own family? And what if everything you were taught about love, forgiveness, and honoring your parents was actually keeping you trapped in unhealthy relationships? In this powerful episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest , Noelani welcomes Jon and Ashley LaFrent...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Buy me coffee :) - https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondmommydearest What happens when the child blamed for everything grows up and realizes they were never actually the problem? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, I sit down with therapist Amy, better known online as God’s Fa...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! Buy me coffee :) - https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondmommydearest What happens when the child blamed for everything grows up and realizes they were never actually the problem? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest , I sit down with therapist Amy, better known online as God’s Favorite Problem , for a raw, funny, and deeply...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses religious trauma, coercive control, sexual and physical abuse, child exploitation, threats of violence and murder, incarceration, suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and death. What does it take to survive when fear, religion, manip...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses religious trauma, coercive control, sexual and physical abuse, child exploitation, threats of violence and murder, incarceration, suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and death. What does it take to survive when fear, religion, manipulation, and coercive control have shaped near...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) In this raw, honest, and occasionally hilarious conversation, Noelani sits down with Mac and Phil from the Dimming the Gaslight podcast. They share how their friendship began with one unanswered email, a five-hour phone call, and a shared determination to give survivors a pla...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! In this raw, honest, and occasionally hilarious conversation, Noelani sits down with Mac and Phil from the Dimming the Gaslight podcast. They share how their friendship began with one unanswered email, a five-hour phone call, and a shared determination to give survivors a place to tell their stories. Mac describes the mo...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) What happens when healing allows you to recognize that the relationships you once considered normal were actually harmful? In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Noelani sits down with licensed professional clinical counselor Sandra Fraser Maurer to explore childhood t...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! What happens when healing allows you to recognize that the relationships you once considered normal were actually harmful? In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Noelani sits down with licensed professional clinical counselor Sandra Fraser Maurer to explore childhood trauma, narcissistic family systems, parent-chi...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, domestic violence, addiction, suicide, family trauma, and estrangement. Please take care of yourself while listening. If you are in the U.S. and experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate emotion...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, domestic violence, addiction, suicide, family trauma, and estrangement. Please take care of yourself while listening. If you are in the U.S. and experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate emotional support, call or text 988 to reach the Suic...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) What if anxiety, hypervigilance, shutdown, and other mental health struggles aren't simply about what is “wrong” with us, but about what happened to us? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, Noelani speaks with filmmaker Ton Mazzone, creator of the documentary Traumality,...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! What if anxiety, hypervigilance, shutdown, and other mental health struggles aren't simply about what is “wrong” with us, but about what happened to us? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest , Noelani speaks with filmmaker Ton Mazzone , creator of the documentary Traumality , about the connection between childhood...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Why do so many narcissistic abuse survivors remain trapped in self-doubt, shame and hypervigilance, even when they appear highly successful? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, Noelani speaks with Barbara, a New Jersey therapist specializing in narcissistic abuse recover...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Narcissism Is Everywhere: Childhood Trauma, Toxic Leadership, Power & AI Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma, narcissistic and emotional abuse, substance use, overdose, politics, and other potentially difficult subjects. What happens when a c...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590296/fan_mail/new) Trigger warning: Today’s episode includes conversations about childhood sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse, narcissistic abuse, and family trauma.   What happens when the person who was supposed to protect you becomes the source of your trauma? In this deeply personal...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! Why do so many narcissistic abuse survivors remain trapped in self-doubt, shame and hypervigilance, even when they appear highly successful? In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, Noelani speaks with Barbara, a New Jersey therapist specializing in narcissistic abuse recovery and complex trauma. Barbara shares how her o...

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!! Narcissism Is Everywhere: Childhood Trauma, Toxic Leadership, Power & AI Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma, narcissistic and emotional abuse, substance use, overdose, politics, and other potentially difficult subjects. What happens when a conversation about narcissistic parents bec...