Anna Runkle

The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle

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I’m Anna Runkle, also known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, and I teach people to recognize and heal the symptoms of Childhood Trauma. Welcome to my podcast! I’m not a doctor or therapist; I know about childhood trauma because I lived it, and I discovered a radical approach to healing that focuses first on calming neurological dysregulation, which is common in people who grew up with abuse and neglect. In my podcasts, I teach about dysregulation – how to know if you have it, what it can do to your body, your thinking and your relationships, and what to do to master re-regulation. When I learned...

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Anna Runkle

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How to Spot a GREAT Partner (Before You Fall Too Hard) 23.03.2026 16:03

🔴 Is Past Trauma Affecting Your Dating Life? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/40oEsSw 🔴 How To Prepare For a Great Relationship: https://bit.ly/3MVMWgP  

Stop Fighting for a Friendship That's Already Over 21.03.2026 13:50

🔴 FREE PDF: Signs of a Great (Potential) Friend: https://bit.ly/4uuDeml 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4dmBrtj  

How You Lost Your Sixth Sense 19.03.2026 14:38

🔴 16 CPTSD Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success: https://bit.ly/40kSMeH 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/3NCvqOK  

20 Subtle Ways You’re Signaling Low Self-Esteem (Without Realizing It) 17.03.2026 16:15

🔴 Is neglect of the past restraining you? https://bit.ly/40VJHJk 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4loJ1Wn 🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/4sAgP58  

Why Making New Friends Feels So Hard (Try This Instead) 15.03.2026 14:44

🔴 FREE PDF: Friendship Red Flags: https://bit.ly/4uqjMY6 🔴 FREE PDF: Signs of a Great (Potential) Friend: https://bit.ly/4rpxMOW  

The Polite Habit That Makes People Disrespect You 13.03.2026 15:53

🔴 16 CPTSD Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success: https://bit.ly/47niN0F 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4d8dvd7  

How Selfish People Gradually Take Over Your Life 11.03.2026 16:52

🔴 10 Things Romantic Manipulators Say: https://bit.ly/4rh6F8M  🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4rjsogh  

You Thought It Was Rejection | It's a BOUNDARY 08.03.2026 18:38

🔴 FREE PDF: Friendship Red Flags: https://bit.ly/477Rmb6 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/46HqE9b  

What I Learned From Watching Thousands of People Try to Heal Their Trauma 06.03.2026 14:00

🔴 10 Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/3OLUWRU 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4rLSKsj  

Why Connection Feels Harder for You Than for Other People 04.03.2026 16:19

🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/47bbCbK 🔴 10 Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/4tYIZbC  

Limerence is How You Abandon Your Life And Everyone In It 02.03.2026 22:13

🔴 FREE DOWNLOAD "Signs of Limerence": https://bit.ly/3ZZ4XxG 🔴 16 CPTSD Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success: https://bit.ly/4aP1KWd  

10 Signs Someone Truly Belongs in Your Life 28.02.2026 13:47

🔴 FREE PDF: Signs of a Great (Potential) Friend: https://bit.ly/4se9CYD 🔴 How to Be a Better Friend: https://bit.ly/4b8kKQN  

What Happens When You Stop Doing Everything for Everyone 27.02.2026 12:24

🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4tOxumX   🔴 10 Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/4tQz6Ne  

They Acted Like They Were Into You. Then This Happened… 25.02.2026 19:34

🔴 Is Past Trauma Affecting Your Dating Life? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/4tC76wI  🔴 How To Prepare For a Great Relationship: https://bit.ly/4rnsnbW  

Why You’ve Always Felt Separate From Other People 22.02.2026 10:41

🔴 Do you have CPTSD? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/3ZHv8IX 🔴 Heal Isolation and Build Relationships: https://bit.ly/4kDwT3v  

You’re Giving Your Power Away (And Don’t Even See It) 20.02.2026 10:41

🔴 FREE PDF: Friendship Red Flags: https://bit.ly/3ZLSX2l 🔴 UNPLUGGED: 10 Days to Get Your Brain Back: https://bit.ly/4s0cb0d  

Stop Managing Other People’s Chaos (and See What Happens) 18.02.2026 15:43

🔴 Difficult People in Your Life? Try These NINJA BOUNDARIES: https://bit.ly/4rOiHal  🔴 Order My Book CONNECTABILITY: https://bit.ly/4aIV3Gk  

Obsessing on Someone is a Form of AVOIDANCE 16.02.2026 29:19

🔴 FREE DOWNLOAD "Signs of Limerence": https://bit.ly/45R5YuU 🔴 Join My HEALING LIMERENCE Retreat April 10-12 http://bit.ly/3LRNUKd 🔴 Take My DATING COURSE - Heal Trauma-Driven Patterns: https://bit.ly/46nDAR  

6 Sneaky Ways So-Called Friends Try to Make You Feel Ashamed 13.02.2026 15:10

🔴 Free PDF: Friendship RED FLAGS: https://bit.ly/4knRMQ5 🔴 Free PDF: How to Be a BETTER FRIEND: https://bit.ly/4tn1NRJ  

It Took Me 20 Years to Stop Confusing Love With THIS 10.02.2026 25:47

🔴 Take My DATING COURSE - Heal Trauma-Driven Patterns: https://bit.ly/3NWHFpg 🔴 Join Me! HEALING LIMERENCE Retreat April 10-12 http://bit.ly/3LRNUKd 🔴 Watch Out For These Dating Red Flags DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET: https://bit.ly/4ay64dy  

If Someone Does These Things — They Don’t Actually Care 08.02.2026 16:24

🔴 FREE PDF: Friendship Red Flags: https://bit.ly/45O4TE5 🔴 Order My Book CONNECTABILITY: https://bit.ly/4a6CNFl  

Overwhelmed, Burned out and Numb? Here’s How I’d Start Healing in 2026 05.02.2026 16:29

🔴 UNPLUGGED: 10 Days to Get Your Brain Back: https://bit.ly/4acZesI 🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4a88kqG  

Magical Thinking Helped You Survive - Now It’s Wrecking Your Life 03.02.2026 29:56

🔴 *HEALING LIMERENCE* Weekend Retreat with Anna (April 10-12): https://bit.ly/49KM9I1 🔴 FREE DOWNLOAD "Signs of Limerence": https://bit.ly/3NCoDV4 🔴 Take My DATING COURSE - Heal Trauma-Driven Patterns: https://bit.ly/4q9uFdu

Dysregulated, Disconnected, and Drowning in Clutter? Let's Fix That in 2026 31.01.2026 18:25

🔴 UNPLUGGED: 10 Days to Get Your Brain Back https://bit.ly/4t1KUvG 🔴 Try my FREE DAILY PRACTICE Course: https://bit.ly/3Z4x4uK  

The Real Reason You Can’t Admit You’re Obsessed 28.01.2026 20:53

🔴 The Signs of Limerence: https://bit.ly/3NAf1tZ 🔴 Join Me! HEALING LIMERENCE Retreat April 10-12 http://bit.ly/3LRNUKd 🔴 Take My Online DATING Course: https://bit.ly/49QXmFU  