Dear Little Me

Alison’s mother was abusive. Family life felt chaotic and as one of the eldest siblings, Alison felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility to keep her younger siblings safe. Dawn Shares this mini e…

Jennifer’s Father was controlling. The trauma he had experienced in childhood created a need for safety and control. Dawn Shares this mini episode with Psychotherapist Jennifer Nurick who tells of ho…

What happens when your Mother tells you a secret she has kept from you your entire life? Dawn Shares this mini episode with Vanessa whose mother kept a secret from her for years, that eventually blew…

Do you hear it? That’s the heartbeat of Little You. Beneath all the layers of low self-esteem, the fear of rejection, the trust issues, and the crippling anxiety, your inner-child is there, and she w…

By the time Abby was a teen she had experienced immense levels of trauma, but she remained unseen, unheard and unsafe. Dawn Shares a mini episode with Abby Teixeira, Women’s Transformational Coach, a…

Keeping the secrets of a toxic family can make you sick. Dawn Shares this mini episode with Brooklyn who tells her story of being made to keep secrets around her alcoholic mother and the toxic dynami…

When we've experienced childhood trauma, we often minimize our experiences and convince ourselves it wasn't that bad. However, this mindset is counterproductive because it prevents us from seeking he…

Episode Description: In this episode, we dive into the heart-wrenching story of Prue, who grew up in an unsafe and unstable home. With a grandiose narcissistic father obsessed with wealth and status …

Amanda was never good enough for her Father. Every tiny mistake was proof she was flawed. Dawn Shares this mini episode on how criticism and abuse from a parent makes us people pleasers. Dr Amanda Ta…

Are you a people pleaser? A perfectionist? Do you believe you are good enough for your mother? Do you believe if you could do something different, you might be loved? Dawn Shares this mini episode wi…

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 psycholog…

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 pl…

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.

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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 psycholog…

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 …

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,…

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 tumultu…

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 wat…

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 w…

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 anx…