Back Porch Confessions

Loving yourself after a breakup sounds simple, until you’re the one lying awake at night questioning your worth, replaying memories, and wondering how you lost yourself along the way. In this deeply honest episode of Back Porch Confessions , we unpack why self-love feels almost impossible after heartbreak and what’s really happening beneath the pain. This isn’t about toxic positivity or “just movi...

“You don’t move on when you stop loving them… You move on when you start loving YOU more.”Moving on isn’t just a decision, it’s a battle between your heart, your history, and the version of you that survived it all. In this episode, we’re digging deep into why letting go after a long-term relationship feels impossible, why some people stay emotionally stuck for years, and what it really takes to r...

Your body has been fighting for years. Now it’s time to let your soul rest. In this deeply vulnerable Back Porch Confessions episode, Barbara unpacks what it truly means to live in and finally release... the survival state. For years, many of us have been operating from fight, flight, freeze, or fawn without even realizing it. We grew up in chaos, we learned to read the room faster than we read ou...

When you release the hurt, you make room for your own restoration: In this powerful Back Porch Confessions episode, Barbara dives into the raw, honest truth about forgiveness, what it is, what it isn’t, and why it becomes one of the most transformational acts of healing you will ever gift yourself. Forgiveness doesn’t erase the pain. It doesn’t excuse what was done. And it doesn’t mean reconciliat...

Bonus Episode: Emotional Numbing - How It Hurts Us & How We Heal In this bonus Back Porch Confessions episode, we’re diving into something almost every woman has lived through but rarely talks about: emotional numbing ...that quiet shutdown of the heart that happens when life gets too heavy, too loud, or too painful to carry. This conversation uncovers: What emotional numbing really is How it...

“When your heart goes quiet, your healing begins.” Emotional Numbing: Why We Shut Down & How to Wake Back Up When life gets too heavy, the heart has a way of protecting itself. For some of us, that protection looks like emotional numbing, moving through life on autopilot, feeling disconnected, and surviving instead of truly living. In this powerful 2-hour Back Porch Confessions deep dive, we t...

When their unhealed life bleeds onto you: In this episode, we talk about what it feels like to grow up believing there was something wrong with you because of how a parent spoke to you, treated you, or emotionally handled you. We get honest about the kind of childhood where love felt conditional, where you learned to shrink yourself to survive, and where you carried the weight of someone else’s un...

When the people who were supposed to love you left, God never did. This is where we learn to heal that truth, one porch conversation at a time Sometimes the deepest scars come from the people who were supposed to protect us. In this Back Porch Confessions episode, Barbara McCormick opens the...door to a heart-to-heart about childhood abandonment the kind that lingers long after the memories fade....

You don’t need their apology to heal... sometimes peace comes when you finally stop waiting for it. In Episode 22, Barbara McCormick takes a deep, honest seat on the porch to talk about healing when nobody apologized. What happens when the closure never comes? When they move on and you’re left holding the silence and the scars? In this heartfelt conversation, Barbara shares how to: Release the nee...

Living with autoimmune diseases is kind of like having a drama queen roommate who never moves out, unpredictable, exhausting, but occasionally teaches you something deep. 😅 In this episode, we laugh, learn, and get real about what it takes to actually live healthier, body, mind, gut, and spirit. From anti-inflammatory foods to saying “no” without guilt, this is your reminder that you’re not broke...

Pull up a chair on the porch and exhale - this is where we laugh through the pain, unpack the past, and find the holy humor in healing. Hosted by Barbara McCormick , Back Porch Confessions is a raw and relatable space for women rediscovering themselves after life’s curveballs. From faith and forgiveness to boundaries and burnout, nothing’s off limits. You’ll cry, laugh, nod “same,” and walk away l...

The hardest battles are often the ones nobody sees, and the ones we never post about Behind every smile and “I’m fine” are silent battles most of us never share. From hidden health struggles and financial stress to grief, anxiety, and unspoken pain-we all carry stories that never make it to our highlight reels. In this episode of Back Porch Confessions , Barbara opens the conversation on why we hi...

Stop rocking red flags to sleep, learn why we nurture what’s breaking us and how to finally let go. In this raw and unfiltered episode of Back Porch Confessions , Barbara dives deep into why we cradle red flags like they belong in the back seat of our lives ...strapped in, nurtured, and carried as if they’re babies. We explore why we ignore the obvious, pretend everything is fine, and stay starved...

Who the Heck am I Now? When the kids are grown and the house gets quiet, many of us look in the mirror and wonder, “Who am I now?” In this heartfelt 90-minute episode, Barbara McCormick invites you to walk with her through the emotions, the letting go, and the rediscovery that comes after years of being “Mom first.” Together we’ll explore the grief, the guilt, and the excitement of reclaiming your...

” 💔 When Love Hurts: Understanding and Breaking Unhealthy Romantic Bonds In this powerful 60-minute episode, I open up about the hidden patterns that keep people stuck in painful romantic relationships. From trauma bonds and codependency to manipulation tactics like gaslighting, future-faking, and love-bombing, she explains how these dynamics form, why they feel so hard to break, and what steps y...

Healing After the Chaos: Reclaiming Yourself After a Narcissistic or Toxic Relationship Pull up a chair on the porch, friend… today we’re talking about the deep wounds and sacred healing that follows life with a narcissist or toxic partner. If you’ve ever found yourself questioning your worth, walking on eggshells, or losing your identity just to keep the peace, this episode is for you. We’ll unpa...

Why Do Healers Fall for Narcissists? Healers are the givers, the ones who see the best in people, offer compassion, and believe in the power of love to transform. But that same light often attracts the darkest personalities. Narcissists are drawn to the empathy, patience, and endless second chances healers give, creating a cycle of giving and taking that leaves the healer drained. In this Back Por...

Why is leaving a narcissist so hard… and why do women stay? When you’re caught in the cycle of a narcissistic relationship, it isn’t as simple as just walking away. Narcissists thrive on control, manipulation, and keeping you second-guessing yourself. Women often stay because of trauma bonds, fear, financial ties, family pressure, or the deep hope that the person they fell in love with will finall...

The Truth About Post-Menopause: What It Means for Women Post-menopause isn’t just the end of hot flashes and night sweats - it’s the start of a whole new chapter. In this candid bonus episode, we unpack what happens after the final cycle and how women’s bodies, minds, and souls adapt in this season of life. From shifting hormones to changes in bone and heart health, to the emotional release of no...

We talk about physical wounds like they’re the only ones that matter, but what about the emotional ones that never got stitched up? 😔 In this episode, we dive into the deep stuff: emotional immaturity, unhealed trauma, and how we sometimes bleed all over people who didn’t cut us. It’s raw. It’s real. And it might just be the mirror you didn’t know you needed. 💔 Still Bleeding from Scratches Nobo...

“The body keeps the score... and honey, mine’s been taking notes in bold.” Episode 11: When the Body Remembers – More on Generational Trauma Just when you thought we were done, we’re peeling back another layer. In this follow-up episode, Barbara dives even deeper into how generational trauma doesn’t just haunt our minds, it settles into our bodies. From chronic illness to anxiety and autoimmune st...

Episode 10: Breaking the Cycle – Generational Trauma & Women’s Health 🧬 “What your grandmother survived might still be living in your nervous system.” In this eye-opening episode, Barbara dives deep into the connection between generational trauma and the rise of autoimmune diseases in women. With honesty and heart, she unpacks how the pain we don’t heal can become the burden our bodies carry...

Episode: Hot Flashes, Mood Swings & Mystery Symptoms – Welcome to the Hormone Circus Perimenopause and menopause: where the Wi-Fi’s glitchy, the body’s confused, and your emotions take you on a rollercoaster you didn’t sign up for. In this laugh-out-loud episode, Barbara pulls back the curtain on the wild ride that is womanhood after 40 ... talking brain fog, night sweats, and that one chin ha...

Episode: Juggling Loans, Listings & Little League – with Stephanie Rothe Meet Stephanie Rothe ... lender, ex - realtor, ball mom, and expert plate-spinner haha. In this episode, we dive into what it’s really like wearing all the hats and still trying to find peace in the chaos. From the closing table to the ballfield bleachers, Stephanie shares the funny, the frantic, and the faithful parts of...

Bonus Episode: A Little More on the "Subject" Get out the tissue... this gets deep and real! Sometimes the story doesn’t end when the episode does. In this bonus drop, Barbara leans in just a little deeper - sharing the moments that tugged her heart and the thoughts that kept her up at night. It’s raw, reflective, and wrapped in wisdom. If you thought the main episode hit home, this one...