What happens when you look back at your childhood through the lens of everything you've learned about healing? When you watch old family videos and suddenly see patterns that were invisible to your younger self? When you realize that the stories your family told about love, loyalty, and sacrifice were actually blueprints for generational patterns you never chose but somehow inherited?

This episode takes you deep into the messy, beautiful work of family healing. Both Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa share their raw, unfiltered journeys through setting boundaries with family members they love deeply, navigating the complex emotions that arise when you choose your own healing over keeping the peace, and discovering that sometimes the most loving thing you can do is create space for everyone to grow. From four-year periods of necessary distance to unexpected reconnections that feel like coming home, this conversation explores what it really takes to break generational cycles while keeping your heart open.

🔥 In This Episode:

• How revisiting childhood memories through an adult lens can reveal generational patterns and traumas you never recognized before
• The profound difference between carrying guilt for someone else's emotions versus protecting your own energy while staying open to love
• Why boundaries aren't walls but rather bridges that create space for authentic healing and genuine relationship
• The messy, non-linear journey of family healing and how trust can be rebuilt when you've done your own inner work first
• How to navigate the complex emotions that arise when family dynamics shift and change, including grief for relationships that never were

This isn't just another conversation about family drama. This is about the deep, necessary work of breaking generational cycles while still honoring the love that exists within imperfect family systems. It's about learning to hold space for multiple truths simultaneously and finding your way back to authentic connection through the courage to be honest about what you need.

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