What do you do if your parents are toxic? What about if you experienced trauma and they don't believe you or blame you? What do you do when the people who are supposed to support you don't? Having toxic relationships can be very difficult to navigate because we are taught to always stick by our parents as if it is a social responsibility. What if that wasn't the case? In this episode I talk about how to navigate having toxic parents and what to do if you feel like you aren't getting the support that you

In this episode I talk about what happens when your journey to health begins to take hold and the people around you don't "get it". The path we take in healing often means to remove ourselves from past behaviors and thoughts but what happens when you replace your old way of life with the new? It is not uncommon for many people to see that you are changing but some are not up for going on the ride with you, nor should they be. We all are on a different path. So what do you do when you start to change and

The fabric of modern western society has taken away the space for boys and men to be human beings. We are laughed at and mocked at any sign of emotion and yet we are told to be more compassionate and kind to our partners, friends and selves. The baseline for our experience is not reflective of the expectations of the world.

In this episode I dive into my journey to learning how to cry, why I think it's important that men have a place to express emotions and how telling boys it's not OK to cry is

Have you ever wondered why certain words impact you in either positive or negative way? Have you found yourself allowed words to impact and change the direction of your day or even the course of your life. Words are a powerful tool in the journey of the adults survivor of childhood trauma. The words we use and that are used towards us are a reflection of ourselves. If we are the story that we tell ourselves then wouldn't it be true that the words in our story are just as important as the story itself?

The number one question that I get asked is how to start to heal from childhood trauma. The number one answer that I give people is ownership. What does ownership mean? In this episode of the Michael Unbroken Podcast I break down what ownership means, how to leverage your story to start your healing journey why it is through admitting that we were hurt that we can create the life that we want. Healing from childhood trauma and abuse is not easy but the journey begins with acknowledging that we are hurt a

Have you ever asked yourself why you care about what other people think about you? What is it about giving a F*ck about the opinions of others that drives us mad? In this episode of The Michael Unbroken Podcast I dive into the 3 things that I do to stop caring about what the world thinks about me and dive further into who I am as a person. In this episode I'll talk about how to interrupt negative thought processes, turn inwards in an effort to love yourself, and how implementing a simple and effective da

Welcome to the first episode of The Michael Unbroken Podcast. In this episode I share my thoughts about why sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is leave everything behind. Many people confused the idea of going towards who I am and running away from my past, responsibilities and the person I used to be. In this episode I explore the how I made a decision to leave Indiana, move to Portland and then leave Portland in an effort to grow and better understand myself.

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