Dear Little Me

Abandonment, grief, childhood trauma, breaking cycles

Growing up poor is a trauma that is handed down over generations. Poverty strips you of your humanity and your capacity for positive self-worth. D…

Highly sensitive, anxious, anxiety, trauma

Brooke grew up a sensitive child. The sensitive child develops many coping mechanisms, but as Brooke explains, those coping mechanisms have kept her safe and…

Why do you feel so unworthy and like nothing you do is ever enough? Why are you are trapped in trying to please everyone? Why do you believe that if you could achieve more, you could finally feel goo…

Toxic mothers, alcoholism, addiction

Reagan needed her Mom, but her Mom wasn’t there. She was physically there, but she was an alcoholic and Reagan felt that although her Mom loved her, she didn’t lik…

Abandonment, childhood emotional neglect, depression

Anna always believed her childhood had been a happy one. However by the time she became a mother herself, Anna experienced a breakdown, leading to …

Cptsd, ptsd, trauma, childhood trauma

Sara sat across from her new therapist and heard him say the words ‘complex trauma’ and she had no idea what that meant. But those two words were about to change …

Toxic mothers, narcissistic mothers, codependence

Michelle was a hard worker. She did everything she could to look after her little brothers and help run the house. She never got in trouble, she got g…

Christi Meeks vanished on a cold winters day in 1985. Her lifeless body was discovered three agonising months later. Her killer eluded authorities until 2003. Mikah Meeks is Christi's devoted older s…

Relationships, authenticity, friendship

Are you authentic in your relationships? Are you being your true self in your friendships? Are you spending time with people who are good for you? Dawn shares a…

Toxic mothers, domestic violence, abuse

Melissa was deeply traumatised from her experiences of growing up with a highly toxic step-mother and a birth mother who had not been shown love herself. As an …

Alison is 19 years of age and wise beyond her years. She understands what is acceptable and what is not. The information she receives from the world clearly tells her what is abuse, what is manipulat…

Chronic illness, nervous system, depression, anxiety

Are you sick in your body or in your mind? The symptoms that show up in your body are coming from your mind. We are so used to treating the symptom…

Religious trauma, mother wound, low self esteem, childhood trauma

I wasn’t like them. I didn’t fit. I wasn’t smart, I didn’t feel safe in my own mind. Christina didn’t feel like she fit anywhere. She …

Abby was suicidal at nine years of age. How does a child of nine become suicidal? By the time she was a teen, Abby was angry. She started drinking, partying, and alcohol turned into an instant addict…

Kaytee was a parentified child and describes herself as a surrogate spouse. Dawn shares this mini episode with Kaytee Gillis, Psychotherapist and Author on how a parentified child growing up with the…

Shanon was 37 years old before she realised that what had happened to her in childhood had changed her entire life. Dawn shares this mini episode with Shanon Page, CSA survivor with CPTSD who explain…

Childhood trauma can lead you into some very dysfunctional adult relationships because when you don’t believe you are worthy of real love and care, you accept abuse. When you have never been taught t…

Domestic violence, manipulative parent, generational trauma

Nathalia grew up in a highly abusive environment. Her father was a priest, a well respected member of the community. And yet behind closed d…

Motherwound, CEN, emotional neglect, generational trauma

Tracy's mother never connected with her as a child but Tracy blamed herself. She was made to believe it was her fault that her mother didn't lo…

Childhood emotional neglect, CEN, child abuse, domestic violence

Childhood emotional neglect is a silent yet insidious form of abuse that leaves a profound impact on an child's emotional well-being. I…