In this episode of Trauma in the Everyday, we break down one of the most common trauma responses: the mental spiral - that instant jump to the worst-case scenario over something neutral, small, or seemingly insignificant.

We explore why trauma trains the brain to expect the worst, how spirals show up in everyday life, why they feel so real, and how to gently interrupt them.
Clarity, grounding, and real talk about how your mind tries to protect you.

If spiraling has ever made you feel “too much,” “irrational,” or “embarrassed,” this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening underneath.

Why do little things still trigger us?
In this episode, I dive into the everyday moments that bring old trauma back to the surface. why it's okay, what to do, and why the people around you matter.
This is Part 1 of Trauma in the Everyday, inspired by my recent layoff and my daughter’s seizure, and a reminder that your reactions make sense.

In this episode of Trauma Bonded, I’m opening up about one of the scariest moments of my life — the night my daughter experienced a febrile seizure. What began as a simple fever turned into a moment no parent is ever prepared for, and today I’m sharing the full story: what happened, what I felt, and how it continues to shape me.

I’m also reflecting on last week’s episode and the whirlwind of emotions that came with losing my job again, especially during a season that’s supposed to be about gratitude. This Thanksgiving, I’m grounding myself in the things I can be thankful for — including this space, this community, and the slow, steady growth of something that means more to me than I ever expected.

We’ll talk fear, motherhood, health anxiety, healing, and the positives that came from a truly traumatic moment. And I’ll share a few of the intentions I’m setting moving forward to keep this trauma from consuming my day-to-day life.

As always… thank you for being here.
You are loved. You are not alone. We are bonded.

In Episode 10, I open up about something incredibly real and incredibly raw: being laid off for the third time in two years.
We talk about the heartbreak, the shame nobody admits, the emotional freefall, and the pressure of rebuilding your life over and over again.

If you’ve ever faced job loss, instability, or that terrifying “I don’t know what happens next,” this episode is for you.
You’ll hear honesty, frustration, hope, and reminders that you are not defined by your career or the uncertainty you’re walking through.

This is another super vulnerable episode — and maybe the one that needed to exist the most.

You are loved.
You are not alone.
We are bonded.

No one prepares you for the moment you realize that love alone isn’t enough to keep a connection alive.

In the final episode of The Conversations We Don’t Have, Cat opens up about the quiet heartbreak of outgrowing people you love — friends, partners, even family — and what it means to honor relationships that can’t meet you where you’re going.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt that strange ache of distance — when conversations start to feel different, when peace feels like guilt, when you know the love is still there, but the alignment isn’t.

✨ In this episode:

• The subtle signs you’ve outgrown a relationship

• How to let go without resentment or blame

• Why grief and growth often exist together

• A gentle reframe to help you move forward in peace

You can love them, bless them, and still let them go. 🤍

No one warns you that healing can feel like betrayal.

You start to feel lighter — but instead of peace, you feel guilt.
Like you’re leaving behind the people or pain that made you who you are.

In this week’s episode, Cat opens up about The Guilt of Healing — the strange, quiet grief that comes when you finally start feeling okay. She dives into the fear of leaving people behind, the discomfort of peace after chaos, and how to release the guilt that follows growth.

This episode is your reminder that getting better doesn’t mean you’ve forgotten where you came from — it means you’ve finally stopped living there.

There’s a version of you that still wonders if you are enough — enough for your dreams, for your family, for yourself.
This episode is for her.

We’re kicking off a brand-new mini-series, The Conversations We Don’t Have, starting with the one we all avoid: the quiet ache of never feeling like we measure up. Cat opens up about the way comparison rewires our worth, the guilt that follows growth, and the truth that you were always enough — even when you were still trying to prove it.

This one will hit you right in the heart — the kind that makes you breathe deeper, think softer, and remember who you were before the world told you otherwise.

In this deeply heartfelt episode, Cat sits down with her very dear friend, Kristen to share a story of loss, love, and lasting connection. At just 22, Kristen lost her mom- her best friend, her safe place, her person. What unfolds is a conversation about navigating grief that doesn’t fade, finding strength in the memories that remain, and learning how to carry someone’s light long after they’re gone.

Together, Cat and Kristen explore how loss reshapes who we become, how we love, and how we heal- one small moment at a time.

Because sometimes, the people who leave us too soon are the ones who keep teaching us how to live.

In this episode, we sit down for an anonymous and deeply raw conversation about growing up in the shadow of chaos — where love, anger, and confusion were often tangled together. Our guest opens up about her childhood and the emotional scars left behind by fractured family relationships. Together, we unpack what it means to grow up walking on eggshells, to crave love from people who couldn’t give it, and to spend years learning that the way we were treated wasn’t our fault.

This story reminds us how easy it is to normalize pain when it’s all we’ve known and how powerful it is to name it out loud for the first time. Healing doesn’t happen overnight, but it does begin the moment we stop hiding the truth.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, or misunderstood by the people who were supposed to love you the most... this episode is for you.

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What should have been a monumental time in my life turned into a $20,000 nightmare. In this episode, I share how a travel scam tested our trust, drained our savings, and pushed us to stay calm in the chaos. It's a story about resilience, resourcefulness, and finding connection through crisis. A reminder that healing isn't linear- and it's okay to only share the parts that you're ready for.