Dear Little Me

Embodied healing. ON THE HEAL BLOG THIS WEEK 16 Signs You Are Still Trying To Be The Good Little Girl Andrew was the kid at school who was bullied. He was teased. People would slap his books down in the hallway. He would sit alone at lunch, he would be picked last in gym class, and life became pretty dark. Andrew started fantasising about suicide and revenge and he sat in this victim mentality for...

Narcissistic mother NEW ON THE HEAL BLOG 17 Signs You Are A People Pleaser Theresa spent years as the family scapegoat.  Her narcissistic mother dominated within a family who never put Theresa first, never saw her struggling, never gave her love, kindness or care.  Theresa decided she was done.  She left and hasn't looked back.  In this quick chat episode, Theresa explains how...

Dark Night Of The Soul NEW On the Blog this week 17 Signs You Are A People Pleaser WHAT HAPPENS when your mother gets upset about something you supposedly said and all of a sudden you see your entire life in a new light. All the years of trauma and abuse you have blocked out come flooding back and your life changes. Suddenly you recall a thousand times your mother behaved the same way and you acce...

Physical abuse.  Emotional abuse. ON THE HEAL BLOG This Is Why You Should Never Spank Your Child  Keila doesn't remember one ounce of love or care from a mother she describes as psychopathic.  Beaten daily, starved and racially vilified by her own mother, Keila was desperate and broken from as far back as she can remember.   DESTROY DEPRESSION access HERE If you have a story to...

Fatherwound.  Motherwound. ON THE HEAL BLOG This Is Why You Should Never Spank Your Child  What happens to us when we are disconnected from our parents?  Karina grew up without a father, and with a mother who was emotionally disconnected. Karina was essentially parenting herself. Karina left home as soon as she finished high school and realised it was her own responsibility to creat...

Generational toxicity in mothers How Does A Narcissistic Mother Manipulate Her Child? Out now on the HEAL Blog HERE    Richelle suffered a lifetime of narcissistic abuse from her mother.  And with the understanding she now has, Richelle can see that her grandmother was also a narcissist.  Playing favourites.  Golden child syndrome.  Manipulation.  Lack of boundar...

The trauma of human trafficking. On the Blog this week, A Big Warm Hug - The Benefits Of Sleeping With A Weighted Blanket For Trauma Survivors  https://howmyparentsraisedme.com/blog-childhood-trauma/ There are more than 25 million victims of human trafficking worldwide on any given day and 20% of those are children. But this episode is not about statistics. This is about a human life. What ha...

The trauma of spanking.  Bodily autonomy. I Am Anxious All The Time! How Can I Minimise My Anxiety? is available now on the HEAL blog   https://howmyparentsraisedme.com/blog-childhood-trauma/ Bodily autonomy simply means my body is for me; my body is my own. It’s not something most of us were ever educated about as kids.  Tom grew up in an evangelical christian family who believed,...

Children of parents with a mental illness.  Breaking trauma patterns. So Triggered! What Is A Trigger & How Can I Stop Getting Triggered? available now on the HEAL blog   https://howmyparentsraisedme.com/blog-childhood-trauma/ Growing up was confusing for Lisa.  Her father was living with a mental illness and her Mom was in denial and struggling to cope.  Her father would t...

When you heal yourself, you heal your children, and theirs too. Go to HEAL my mental health and healing blog for WHAT IS A TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPIST & WHY DO I NEED ONE? Emma is a healer. She is healing herself, her kids, their kids and beyond. And it's a journey. There is nothing easy about deciding to be the cycle-breaker in your family. But when you hear Emma describe the beauty and the joy...

Recognise and overcome childhood emotional neglect. Go to HEAL my mental health and healing blog for 15 Signs You Are The Victim Of Gaslighting & What To Do About It . What happens when your Mom was never given nurturing, love or care, because her mother passed at a young age? What happens when your Dad grew up in an authoritarian household where kids didn’t have a voice and must follow all th...

Loving yourself after trauma. 30 Important Things You Can Do For Good Mental Health is available now on the HEAL blog   https://howmyparentsraisedme.com/blog-childhood-trauma/   Kavita was abandoned to boarding school at six years of age.  Her mother was living with an undiagnosed mental illness and her parents were simply unable to cope.  It wasn't until Kavita had her own chi...

Narcissistic mother. Go to HEAL my mental health and healing blog via this link howmyparentsraisedme.com  for 15 Signs You Are The Victim Of Gaslighting & What To Do About It. This is the story of a girl who grew up with a mom who was abusive, manipulative and abandoning. It’s the story of a girl who, despite all that was done to her from a very young age, still cared about her mom. Still...

Why do we play small? Go to HEAL my new mental health and healing blog via this link howmyparentsraisedme.com  for 21 Ways To Spot A Narcissist and the 20 Books you must read To Heal From Childhood Trauma. Shorina was only 14 when she left home to move in with her 18 year old boyfriend. This older boy was highly manipulative.  He isolated Shorina and made her believe that nobody else car...

What is trauma bonding? Go to HEAL my new mental health and healing blog via this link howmyparentsraisedme.com  for 21 Ways To Spot A Narcissist and the 20 Books you must read To Heal From Childhood Trauma. Panic Away access here https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net When Nathan Spiteri was 8 years old his life changed forever.  Nathan was a happy kid from a good family b...

Abusive parents Destroy Depression access here https://15484-oh24oczo-yjd223q8hoa.hop.clickbank.net There was so much abuse in Sean's family from a father who had suffered terrible abuse himself.  Sean never felt any love from his father, only abuse, anger, rejection. But regardless of the abuse, Sean was able to find love. His older sister became the loving leader of the family and his older...

What is trauma? Panic Away access here https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Dr Reshie Joseph seemingly had it all before his life fell to pieces. Reshie grew up in England.  He had an upper middle class upbringing, attended the best schools and universities.  He graduated medical school and was essentially living an incredible life. But within nine years of graduating, Re...

Thankyou for being on this journey of healing and community with me. PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Christmas can mean very different things to different people.  The most important part is love. If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to bigloveproject@iinet.net.au...

The wisdom and beauty of 2022. PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net We have been so deeply blessed to have connected with the most incredible humans who have laid their souls bare for us in 2022. They invited us in and shared their stories.  They allowed us to see them and hear them whilst being seen and heard ourselves. They allowed us to FEEL.  Th...

What is a covert narcissist? PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net This quick chat with Mother Wound Coach Michaila Tyson gives us a little window into growing up with a covert narcissist. If you’ve ever struggled with someone in your life and it’s just been confusing and different to any other relationship and you can’t quite put your finger on what’s going o...

What does it mean to live a life of freedom? PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Melissa was born to parents who ran, what Melissa now understands, was a fundamentalist christian cult. The rules were so extreme that from three years of age Melissa believed her heart was black, she was a sinner, she was broken and evil and if she begged god to save her, he wo...

How do you somatically heal? PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Tracy had a mother who was absent, physically and emotionally.  Her mother didn't connect with her, even as a tiny baby.  As a kid, Tracy's mother never questioned where she was or what she was doing.  She just didn't care.  And the trauma from those experiences made Tracy v...

How to overcome trauma with Michael Unbroken PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Michael was born into deeply entrenched generational trauma.  Whilst carrying Michael in her womb, his mother was doing drugs and alcohol.  There was domestic abuse, violence and poverty and Michael was basically on his own, fighting to survive for as long as he can re...

The psychological effects of controlling parents. What happens when your entire world is controlled?  Micah grew up in a very controlled, religious environment. Church was three times a week. Discipline was militant in style and there were so many rules and beliefs that Micah had begun obsessively washing her hands by the age of 5. Later she developed an eating disorder and flip flopped betwe...

What is epigenetics? A fascinating look into how much genetics and trauma affect our lives.  PANIC AWAY ACCESS HERE https://af3924jj23i46gadigvxkmhl98.hop.clickbank.net Johanna Lynn works in the emerging field of epigenetics.  When you have traumatic experiences, that trauma can leave a chemical mark on your genes, which can then be passed down to future generations. This mark doesn't ca...