This one is a little rambl-y. Coping mechanisms, medications (natural and chemical) to combat anxiety and depression. Plus, listen to my dog dreaming at the end.

The word mother is almost always used as a noun, but what if we used it as a verb instead. These are the ways I am trying to learn to be my own mother.

When you cut contact with family it causes waves. I’m working on letting go of that guilt and figuring out how to mourn that loss.

Listen to me list some things I would do if I lived fearlessly. Also listen to the awful transition in audio pretty early in. It’s safe to say I won’t be venturing into producing podcasts at any point; this is an amateur operation.

In this episode I give a quick overview of chapter 1 of The Complex PTSD Workbook; defining CPTSD, sharing the symptoms I’ve dealt with personally, and how that’s shaped who I am now.

Whew, first episode. How do you self-heal your childhood trauma while digging deep into your family’s history? That’s what I’m trying to work out here and I’d be honored if you joined me.