The Brain Scrub & Beyond Burnout
Parental Alienation: Are you the target? Now what? Sadly, by the time you learn about this form of emotional child abuse, it may be too late. My hope for you is one day, your child will need you more than ever based on what their lived experience has been.
If you are suffering, desperate, confused, depressed and feeling of rejected, you are not alone. Formerly this podcast was ’The Brain Scrub’. I will continue to focus on mental health and share how I am coping during these unpredictable times by focusing on self-care, improvement and building community.
My goal is to support you in living your best life by sharing what I have done during my journey as an alienated parent.
This podcast explains my path to living a more authentic life by taking a courageous look at my self and focusing on what I can control, me.
I am not an expert and the tools and techniques I share are based on my research, practice and ideas. For mental or physical health challenges, please seek the advice of a qualified practitioner. Absolutely seek professional help to deal with trauma, depression, personality disorders, etc. Support is out there - get it.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Dealing with a bully
The 2024 US election is an example of how people in power positions role model bullying - both sides. Yet, we are trying to teach our youth to not bully. Maybe, to bully, is to be human, and, we do h…
The missing element in how to change
A big shout out to DW news and the amazing job they do in presenting the facts, not the fiction. They inspired today's episode as I watched a great video on Climate Change and why, despite our know h…
The power of the past in family relations
Most of our habits are created at a young age. Who teaches us...our care givers? Some of those ways of being with them may be creeping up now as an adult and could risk a healthy relationship. In thi…
The Burden of Wanting to be Wanted
We all have core needs that impact how we communicate and show up in the World. These needs are not necessarily new and when we were younger, we learned behaviours and strategies to get what we wante…
Parenting a child with ADHD
In this episode, I chat with a good friend about the challenges and gifts in parenting a child with ADHD. As a father who had a son with OCD, ADHD and Anxiety, I could have really benefited from hear…
Pursue happiness or be content?
Ahhh....to be content. In this episode, we will explore that and my possible methodology of achieving greater contentment.
Do you matter?
I need to say nothing here about this episode other than what would life be like if you didn't worry about mattering?
Taking ownership of your circumstances
Quite often people complain about others. What do we get out of it other than a bit of "I am right, they are not", support from others, care, but void possibly of agency. By seeing our part in how li…
Happiness, Love and Community
Just returned from a trip to Japan and Indonesia which was eye opening. Other parts of this world are so content and happy - why? Happiness starts from within. I asked a couple of Indonesians: "Do yo…
The burden of unresolved conflict
In this episode I talk essentially about how many of us 'play it safe' and the impact of not asserting our interests or listening to others, has an impact. We are all humans doing the best we can and…
I'll show you!
If you have grown up perceiving you were not heard or understood, and maybe still feel that way, this episode may help you out.
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation and how it relates to being alienated
First of all, shout out to Madi who has an inspiring and educational Youtube Channel titled the Anti-Alienation Project. Her website is https://www.theantialienationproject.com. I have learned so muc…
Understanding Parental Alienation
In this episode I interview Shannon who specializes in Psychotherapy in her own practice. She shares her expertise, kindness and caring in how to best manage oneself as a targeted parent. Learn more …
Why did I change the title of the Podcast?
Thanks Loyal Listeners and I have changed the name of the podcast to spread the word of my journey as an alienated parent. ('The Brain Scrub' was the former name) I find its so helpful to share stori…
Living into our beliefs
In this episode, I am not talking about limiting beliefs like "I am not good enough", I am taking it to a level deeper. You are about to find out how to get conscious about the unconscious. Fast forw…
My story of Parental Alienation
Stories change lives. Silence changes nothing. I hope that I amongst the thousands of others out there sharing their story, will make a difference in how Family Courts manage and reunify families at …
What an Alienated Parent should not do
I learned the hard way and I hope you don't. My trial and error led to more error and more trial. I don't feel any further ahead other than in my journey of love, self discovery and self actualizatio…
It's not up to me
In this episode I talk about an aha moment I had based on a conversation I had with a dear friend. It is amazing what friends can teach you...things we may not be willing or open to see. Need some ad…
The impact of Borderline Personality Disorder on others
In this episode I share an experience where I was negatively impacted by someone who I believe is borderline. I hope you learn how to identify and protect yourself from these individuals as they are …
High conflict people mixed with a personality disorder
In all conflict, one thing to remember, most people are just doing what they believe they need to do; however, when dealing with those 10% who are high conflict and may have a personality disorder, t…