Leah decided in her 20s to not have children. But today, she finds herself in a relationship with someone who has two of them. She never wanted kids but finds herself attempting to be the kind of parent she always wanted and needed. However, in her quest to be a perfect adult, she's losing her relationship with her own desires, wishes, and boundaries. You can order Vienna's National Best Seller 'The Origins of You' <a href="https://viennapharaon.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and you can get a signed copy <a href="https://www.podswag.com/collections/this-keeps-happening" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also see Vienna live on March 21 in Washington DC. Tickets for the event are <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ready-to-learn-the-secrets-to-lasting-intimacy-and-love-tickets-848103950747?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">here</a>.

Leah decided in her 20s to not have children. But today, she finds herself in a relationship with someone who has two of them. She never wanted kids but finds herself attempting to be the kind of parent she always wanted and needed. However, in her quest to be a perfect adult, she's losing her relationship with her own desires, wishes, and boundaries. You can order Vienna's National Best Seller 'The Origins of You' here and you can get a signed copy here. You can also see Vienna live on March 21 in Washington DC. Tickets for the event are here.

Leah decided in her 20s to not have children. But today, she finds herself in a relationship with someone who has two of them. She never wanted kids but finds herself attempting to be the kind of parent she always wanted and needed.&nbsp;However, in her quest to be a perfect adult, she's losing her relationship with her own desires, wishes, and boundaries.&nbsp;You can order Vienna's National Best Seller 'The Origins of You'&nbsp;<a href="https://viennapharaon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>&nbsp;and you can get a signed copy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.podswag.com/collections/this-keeps-happening" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. You can also see Vienna live on March 21 in Washington DC. Tickets for the event are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ready-to-learn-the-secrets-to-lasting-intimacy-and-love-tickets-848103950747?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

I made a big sacrifice. Now I’m worried I’ve lost myself

We all have the capacity to create long lasting change.

I’m Vienna Pharaon, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I’ve spent over 25,000 hours working with individuals, couples and families, which has given me a front-row seat to our capacity for change, no matter how challenging a story might be. This is a show where I speak with anonymous people every week about the challenges they’re facing.

And even though this is not how I work with actual clients – which has months, sometimes years of trust built together over time – it’s pretty incredible where a one-off conversation with someone you don’t know can lead you. In fact, I think it’s quite remarkable. 

I’m the author of the national best selling book ‘The Origins of You,’ which explores how to break family patterns so that you can liberate the way you live and love, and create the life and relationships you’ve always wanted. What I have found time and time again is that our unwanted patterns in our adult lives is unresolved pain from the past that’s grabbing for our attention. 

If we can be brave enough to face our patterns, a lot of beautiful healing work can happen.

That’s why the show is named This Keeps Happening. 

I hope what you hear today helps you as you go through your own journey.

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We all have the capacity to create long lasting change. I’m Vienna Pharaon, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I’ve spent over 25,000 hours working with individuals, couples and families, which has given me a front-row seat to our capacity for change, no matter how challenging a story might be. This is a show where I speak with anonymous people every week about the challenges they’re facing. And even though this is not how I work with actual clients – which has months, sometimes years of trust built together over time – it’s pretty incredible where a one-off conversation with someone you don’t know can lead you. In fact, I think it’s quite remarkable. I’m the author of the national best selling book ‘The Origins of You,’ which explores how to break family patterns so that you can liberate the way you live and love, and create the life and relationships you’ve always wanted. What I have found time and time again is that our unwanted patterns in our adult lives is unresolved pain from the past that’s grabbing for our attention. If we can be brave enough to face our patterns, a lot of beautiful healing work can happen. That’s why the show is named This Keeps Happening. I hope what you hear today helps you as you go through your own journey.

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