Dear Little Me

Penny Lane was just four years old when she first met her stepmother, the beginning of a deeply abusive relationship. This episode unpacks Penny’s childhood, marked by neglect, physical and psychological abuse, and survival against all odds. Her story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we have within us to heal and find redemption.

In part two of this powerful story, we pick the story up as Penny describes herself as broken. After a lifetime of abuse Penny is ready to put the pieces of her life back together and it is truly inspirational. Penny shares this journey in her memoir, "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood."

Key Takeaways:

• How to recognise the Impacts of cult-like churches
• Recognise the effects of Emotional and Psychological Trauma
• Understand the importance of Self-Validation and Overcoming Shame
• The Power of Re-discovering Your Personal Power and Strength

Guest Information: Penny Lane is the author of "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood." Penny shares her story to raise awareness about child abuse and inspire others to overcome their pasts. 

Resources Mentioned:

• "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood" by Penny Lane. Buy the book

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Tags and Categories: Tags: child abuse, resilience, memoir, Penny Lane, healing Categories: Relationships, Mental Health, Survivor Stories

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Were you raised to be pleasing? Were you told that if you could make your parent happy you would be good enough? It is so hard to trust yourself when you have abandoned yourself your whole life to please others. Dawn shares this conversation with Personal Development Coach Latoya De-Shaun, who explains how she learnt to trust herself after a lifetime of physical and emotional abuse.

You can find Latoya De Shaun via her website https://www.latoyadeshaun.com

Key Takeaways For This Mini Episode:

• Simple ways you can build trust with yourself
• The effects of people pleasing
• Understand the effects of child abuse on self trust

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You can find the full chat with Latoya in episode 172 on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/172-people-pleasing-is-a-trauma-response/id1533741808?i=1000623725452 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/59koLqI1jfCnirxIxzGW2p?si=idfSVhFUSV2AyKdkp4F34Q

Tags and Categories: Tags: resilience, self love, healing, people pleasing, Categories: Relationships, Mental Health, Survivor Stories

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What does it mean to be a parentified child? What would that look like? Dawn shares this conversation with Skadi who remember herself as being the adult in the room, well before she actually was one.

Key Takeaways For This Mini Episode:

• Recognize the signs of a parentified child
• Understand the long-term impacts of parentification

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You can find the full chat with Skadi in episode 198 on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AiuOx9xGxa3pb5UkqVPr1?si=JIY9RWcmTZaGPtvG2sE6LA and Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-my-parents-raised-me/id1533741808?i=1000634645356

Tags and Categories: Tags: parentification, parentified child, childhood trauma Categories: Relationships, Mental Health, Survivor Stories

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Penny Lane was just four years old when she first met her stepmother, the beginning of a deeply abusive relationship. This episode unpacks Penny’s childhood, marked by neglect, physical and psychological abuse, and survival against all odds. Her story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we have within us to heal and find redemption.

In this powerful episode, we delve into Penny Lane's harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her stepmother. From a young age, Penny endured unimaginable hardships but has emerged stronger, sharing her journey in her memoir, "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood."

Key Takeaways:

• Recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect
• Understand the long-term impact of an abusive childhood
• The importance of intervention and support systems
• The power of resilience and personal redemption

Guest Information: Penny Lane is the author of "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood." Penny shares her story to raise awareness about child abuse and inspire others to overcome their pasts. 

Resources Mentioned:

• "Redeemed: A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood" by Penny Lane. Buy the book

FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & SUBSCRIBER ONLY EPISODES, JOIN DEAR LITTLE ME & YOU for just $5 a month via the Apple Podcasts App or go to Supercast to join if you listen via Spotify or any other platform https://dearlittleme.supercast.com/

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

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject for updates and more content. Share this episode to spread awareness about child abuse and to support survivors.

Tags and Categories: Tags: child abuse, resilience, memoir, Penny Lane, healing Categories: Relationships, Mental Health, Survivor Stories

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Adoption, childhood trauma, abandonment

What is it like to be adopted? As a child who was adopted, Ali explains how much was going on inside her own head. So many questions and so much confusion that Ali had no idea how to understand or express. Dawn shares this conversation with Ali Jameson who explains what beliefs she held about herself as an adoptee.

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Ali Jameson specialises in guiding adoptees to ‘Adopt Yourself’. You can find Ali via her website https://www.alijameson.com/

You can find the full episode with Ali in episode 20 of this podcast on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-my-parents-raised-me/id1533741808?i=1000513079221 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cJA6Dk0BVW6KDtnlerj2H?si=e5f194ec034d4768

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generational trauma, people pleasing, toxic mothers

Bianca’s mother came from generations of conditional love. When you are seen as good, perfect and acceptable you are loved. When you make a mistake, you are not loved. Dawn shares this conversation with Bianca who spent a lifetime feeling confused and rejected by a mother who was unable to love her unconditionally.

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You can find the full episode with Bianca in episode 14 of this podcast on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-my-parents-raised-me/id1533741808?i=1000507346340 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fxcjQpFUa3wtyVrIFx18m?si=5122c3cb6ee54ecd

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Nita grew up with a narcissistic mother. The co-dependent traits she had developed ultimately led her into a highly abusive marriage with a second narcissist. In this episode, Nita shares the tumultuous journey she has taken to overcome a past filled with neglect, codependency, and abuse. After her divorce, Nita realised her children were on a similar path facing potential futures filled with alcoholism, drug abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harming, eating disorders, and self-hate. Determined to end this cycle, Nita decided the legacy of abuse would stop with her. She is committed to changing the future for her family at any cost

Nita discusses the intense and challenging process of self-recovery, the pivotal role of therapy, and the eventual diagnosis of PTSD, which brought profound insights into her own behavior and coping mechanisms and those of her children.

This episode is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity, advocating for awareness, education, and open conversations about PTSD and the effects of narcissistic abuse.

Nita Kruger is the author of GTFO of Narcissistic Abuse, A Recovery Guide for Codependency. You can find Nita’s on her podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinity-within-gtfo-toxic-relationships-and-into/id1495739533 and her Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@infinitywithincoaching

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Panic attacks, childhood trauma, generational trauma.

Rev’s mom was loving but strict and life was relatively normal. One day Rev’s mom had, what she later understood, to be a panic attack and Rev watched her mom decline through to much darker days. Dawn shares this conversation with Rev Alford, author of Days Of My Life, as she explains how her mother’s decline changes her life forever.

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You can purchase Rev’s book Days Of My Life here https://www.amazon.com/Days-My-Life-generational-transformational/dp/B0BW38DD1Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2E5P5HM4QMQYU&keywords=days+of+my+life+rev+alford&qid=1698112560&sprefix=days+of+my+life+rev+alfor%2Caps%2C323&sr=8-1

You can find the full episode with Rev in episode 144 of this podcast on Applehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/144-breaking-the-cycles-of-generational-trauma/id1533741808?i=1000609343868 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iXAbo1lfaIwv7eDPfRHgF?si=yfbKgtg9RwCc8UJpXD7_zQ

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Narcissistic, narcissism, manipulation, gaslighting, selfhealers

Adriana was raised by a mother whose behavior was difficult, but to Adriana it had become normal. Over time things got much worse. It was a revelation for Adriana to discover her mother was a narcissist. Dawn shares this conversation with Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach Adriana Bucci who empowers women to heal from narcissistic abuse, emotional and mental abuse and toxic family dynamics.

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You can find the full episode with Adriana in episode 110 of this podcast on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-my-parents-raised-me/id1533741808?i=1000586990448 and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xL3r9ozoqeCm1crX7ketX?si=n3hQgGpnRY6P7YNUjMaI2w

You can find Adriana via her website at https://www.letsgetyourshifttogether.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/letsgetyourshifttogether

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Do you suffer with anxiety? How does anxiety show up for you? Do you understand the signs and symptoms of anxiety? Did you know that anxiety often presents as anger? And what about medication for anxiety, does it help? Laura Rhodes-Levin is the Founder of the Missing Peace Centre for Anxiety. Having spent a lifetime with debilitating anxiety herself, Laura is an absolute wealth of knowledge on the topic of anxiety and how to overcome it to live a full, productive and joyful life.

The Missing Peace, Laura’s book, can be purchased here https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Peace-Rewire-Anxiety-Recreate/dp/1538181630 You can find Laura via her website https://missingpeace4anxiety.com/ and on instagram https://www.instagram.com/thequantumtherapist Please reach out and connect.

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