Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Building Healthy Relationships
In this informative episode, Seth and Pete welcome special guest Riana Milne, a relationship expert and trauma counselor. They have an enlightening discussion about childhood trauma, how it impacts adult relationships, and strategies for healing.Riana shares profound insights from her decades of experience counseling and coaching couples. She outlines the most common types of childhood trauma and explains how they often sabotage relationships later in life. Riana also provides communication strategies couples can use to overcome dysfunctional patterns. Seth and Pete gain perspective on why people repeat negative cycles and keys to fostering intimacy.Questions we answer in this episode:

• What are the most prevalent forms of childhood trauma?
• How do childhood experiences shape adult relationships?
• What communication tactics can improve a damaged relationship?

Key Takeaways:

• Unresolved childhood trauma fuels toxicity in adult relationships.
• People often repeat destructive patterns from childhood.
• With counseling, empathy, and new skills, couples can heal.

Plus, we tackle another listener question! Seth and Pete advise a divorced dad struggling to co-parent with his ex-wife. They explain the concept of parallel parenting to minimize conflict.This episode delivers profound insights about breaking negative cycles. Listen and learn how to overcome childhood trauma to build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.Links & Notes

• Riana’s Website and Her Flow Page
• Riana’s Podcast Lessons in Life & Love
• Riana on Facebook
• Listen to our episode on Parallel Parenting
• Schedule a consult with Seth
• Got a question you want to ask on the show? Click here!

• (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
• (01:19) - Meet Riana Milne
• (02:07) - Love Trauma
• (03:41) - Subconscious Behavioral Norms
• (06:25) - The Childhood Traumas
• (14:35) - Generational
• (17:04) - How They Show Up
• (20:24) - Working Through It
• (27:29) - Recognizing Past Traumas
• (30:41) - Settling the Case
• (31:54) - Looking Into Triggers
• (34:14) - Kids Learn When They Get Older
• (36:37) - Finding Riana
• (41:46) - Listener Question
• (45:47) - Wrap Up

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