Dear Little Me

Can you ever recover from narcissistic abuse?

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Melany grew up with a mom who gave her everything she needed. Except for love. Except for care. Except for kindness. Melany’s mother was narcissistic and whilst all of Melany's basic needs were met there was abuse, abandonment and gaslighting. There was a complete lack of love.  And whenever Melany pushed back, her family members believed that she was to blame.  Melany's life fell apart for a while as she searched endlessly for how to heal.  It wasn't until she got to the heart of her emotional wounding that she was really able to turn her life around.

Melany is now an Emotional Healing Coach. She gets to the absolute core of your emotional wounding so that you can heal at the deepest level. Melany is an expert, having been on this journey herself, and she will lead you back to truth, love and healing.  You can find Melany on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melany.oliver/ and please take a look at how you can work together via her website https://melany-oliver.com/ or linktree Linktree https://linktr.ee/melany.oliver

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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low self-esteem  low self-confidence  people pleasing

MARK grew up desperate for love.  He wanted nothing more than for his mom to wrap her arms around him and tell him "I love you".  But it didn't happen.  And when he was just five years old Mark's Dad told him "Don't call me Dad".  What happens when a child feels unloved?  This is a story that will strike a chord with many listeners.  It's a story of growing up without that feeling of love and connection with a parent that we desperately want and need.

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Harrowing true story of the Broberg family.  A Friend Of The Family

Jan Broberg was kidnapped by her neighbour, Robert Berchtold, under the watch of her parents.

Robert Berchtold was a sociopath, perhaps even a psychopath. He lived in a fantasy world and he manipulated EVERYBODY. His entire life revolved around planning and executing this kidnapping and then incredibly, after they were caught and brought home, he abducted Jan a second time.

One in four girls and one in six boys have been sexually assaulted by someone who is familiar to them. Only three percent are attacked by what you would call a stranger.  For ninety-seven percent of victims, it’s someone that is acquainted with the child or with the family. These are terrifying statistics and it is the reason Jan continues to share her story to try and bring awareness to how deeply manipulative and easily missed this abuse can be.

Please support Jan in her quest to educate on this important topic by purchasing her book, The Jan Broberg Story https://amzn.to/3TvY15i Listen to her podcast, The Jan Broberg Show www.thejanbrobergshow.com and if it resonates, you can find her community for child abuse survivors, called Thrivivors here www.janbrobergfoundation.org

Also just released, is a new Peacock limited series called A Friend of the Family starring Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks and Jake Lacey which tells Jan's entire story over 9 episodes. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384474613832473&ref=sharing 

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Repressed anger.  Not allowed to be angry.

KIMBERLY grew up in a house where anger wasn't modelled. 

Her parents never fought. If she was upset or angry her parents would ignore her. By the time she got to college she didn't recognise anger or how to express it and she behaved in ways that appeared strange to others.

Growing up in an environment where anger is frowned upon means you never learn how to express what you are feeling. And being unable to express yourself can lead to a lack of self worth and confidence.

In this quick chat episode, Kimberly explains how she is learning to value herself by giving herself permission to put up boundaries and express what she needs.

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Jan Broberg kidnapping.  'A Friend Of The Family'.

Jan Broberg was kidnapped by her neighbour, Robert Berchtold, under the watch of her parents.

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Robert Berchtold was a sociopath, perhaps even a psychopath. He lived in a fantasy world and he manipulated EVERYBODY. His entire life revolved around planning and executing this kidnapping and then incredibly, after they were caught and brought home, he abducted Jan a second time.

One in four girls and one in six boys have been sexually assaulted by someone who is familiar to them. Only three percent are attacked by what you would call a stranger.  For ninety-seven percent of victims, it’s someone that is acquainted with the child or with the family. These are terrifying statistics and it is the reason Jan continues to share her story to try and bring awareness to how deeply manipulative and easily missed this abuse can be. 

Please support Jan in her quest to educate on this important topic by purchasing her book, The Jan Broberg Story https://amzn.to/3TvY15i Listen to her podcast, The Jan Broberg Show www.thejanbrobergshow.com and if it resonates, you can find her community for child abuse survivors, called Thrivivors here www.janbrobergfoundation.org

Also just released, is a new Peacock limited series called A Friend of the Family starring Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks and Jake Lacey which tells Jan's entire story over 9 episodes. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384474613832473&ref=sharing 

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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What is narcissistic manipulation?

Narcissists exert control over others by manipulating their emotions.  They thrive on it.

Dr Melanie Salmon's mother was a narcissist and when Melanie was a child her mother told her a secret.  A secret she was to tell nobody.  And this secret allowed her mother to exert control over Melanie and her emotions for many years!  

You can connect with Dr Salmon via her website https://qecliving.com/

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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What are the signs of a toxic family?

Bailey is only twenty. And she is right there in the middle of all the confusion and all the hurt from childhood.

When Bailey was born her mom wasn't able to be there for her.  And the grief of just that one piece of the puzzle is enough to change a person’s entire life.

But then there was more grief, and more heartbreak. There was abuse and total abandonment and absolutely no understanding from anyone in her life, of why Bailey was becoming more and more out of control.

Bailey is an incredible young woman. She is smart and kind.  And throughout everything that has happened it's clear that all she needed, was love, care and kindness.  And nobody was able to give her that.

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma is confusing. We can spend years of our life having no idea we are suffering from childhood trauma.

It can be so severe that we might actually be experiencing a whole range of mental and physical health effects from it, but because it has always been our normal to feel this way, it can lead us down a path of just using a million different coping mechanisms to get through.

In this quick chat episode, I am hearing from Sara who is a CPTSD Survivor, about how to spot complex trauma symptoms, what dissociation feels like and what are flashbacks.

Find out what Sara is offering to support you via her linktree https://linktr.ee/saraaird and her instagram https://www.instagram.com/breakingdowncptsd/

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Can you heal from childhood neglect?

For much of Mandy's childhood, she was completely alone.  Abandoned by a mother who was working and trying to put food on the table, Mandy was left in some very unsafe situations.  And it got worse.  Mandy was a little girl lost.  She had absolutely nobody on her side.  And when Mandy decided it was time to finally speak up for herself the consequences were dire.  Mandy has been through more trauma than most humans will ever understand.  At her lowest point she was suicidal and yet her spirit was strong.  Mandy spent years in talk therapy but felt she was not healing in the way she wanted to.  When Mandy finally sought out Somatic Experiencing Therapy, which is healing through the body, she was able to spend a couple of years really processing the anger that resulted from her boundaries being constantly broken, of not being cared for, of not being seen or protected. Mandy says spending two years in Somatic Experiencing was equal to twenty years worth of talk therapy.  *TRIGGER WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS THEMES OF SUICIDE AND SEXUAL ABUSE**

You can find Mandy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mandylharvey/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mandy.harvey.3551 and her website https://mandylharvey.com/

If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected].  I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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Spanking Children

Over the generations, hitting children has been the go-to method of keeping them 'under control'. Punishing and controlling instead of teaching and guiding. What are the effects of physical abuse on a small child? How does it affect them later in life? LeeAnn Summerfield tells her story of growing up in a physically and emotionally abusive household and how those effects last a lifetime.

If you want to share your story on this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected]. I would LOVE! to connect with you.

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