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"I was literally living the same life, as my mom did with my dad, that I always said I would never do." ~Mindy 
Mindy is someone that I have known for over 20 years (which is crazy).  In her story, you will learn about what's it's like to be the child of an addict. You often fall into roles unknowingly and find yourself a child of neglect.  Sometimes when your parent has an addiction problem, out of the sheer cycle of addiction, you end up being in a relationship and even marriage with what you are comfortable with, another addict. You also hear why she found herself wanting to be so independent as a child, which helped her cope when facing the biggest challenge of her life.   Mindy also shares the impact of what losing her mother was like. 
Mindy's ability to understand so fast the role she played as a child and an adult is admirable.  She wasn't scared to change her co-dependent ways. She was/is brave enough to get help when she needed it in the depth of her crisis.  She is extraordinary because Mindy broke the cycle!
    Mindy is determined, motivated, and brave.  We rarely hear someone be intentional and understand how the cycles and roles of addictions get passed on to the children in the family.  And be healthy and smart enough to stop it! Mindy is a REAL LIFE superhero! 
Mindy's Non-profit: https://www.facebook.com/arttatumzone/ Crystal’s Non-Profit: https://rahabs-sisters.org/Music by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=enWarning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:
#neglect #addiction #childofanaddict #alanon #parentalloss #addict  #codependency #trauma #therapy #selfhealers #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality #wbypodcast #mindyisahero

"When I woke up I knew something happened because you feel it in your body." ~Grace El
 
Grace contacted me via social media to share her story.   This brave human got on zoom with me and told me her story!
Like Sara, my last guest, She also is a twin!  Her biological father abandoned them when they were young.  She went through an unheard-of amount of betrayal by people that continuously told her they were her friend.  Because she is such an adaptable human being, she found herself bouncing from city to city after being in the military.  Through this experience, she found herself quickly in survival mode again and again.  Grace opens her heart as the story goes on.  She talks about being assaulted by "friends," sleeping on couch after couch until she finally loses herself enough to know she needs help.  Grace shows us her courage as she attempts to lose co-dependency and find a way to live for herself again.  
Grace's story unravels; the more you go into it, the more she reveals.  Grace is kind, determined, funny, and loyal.
Grace El's Non-profit: https://www.embracingmynatural.org/#:~:text=Embracing%20My%20Natural%2C%20Inc.%20is,up%20on%20their%20natural%20hairCrystal’s Non-Profit: https://rahabs-sisters.org/Music by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=enWarning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:#assault #recovery #mentalillness #mentalbreakdown #violence #complexptsd  #abuse #codependency #violence #trauma #therapy #selfhealers #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality #wbypodcast
  
 

"The human soul doesn't want to be fixed or shaped; we want to be witnessed!" ~SaraSara is someone who emailed me her story after my first podcast release. I could tell she was eager to share. I could tell that she needed to share. We recorded this year, and her story is heartbreaking. It's longer than our usual recordings, but her life story is amazing. Sara has overcome molestation, multiple assaults (one of which was recent), houselessness (even as a teen), multiple near-death experiences, addictions, and was even jailed as a minor. At one point in her teens, she found herself at an infamous serial killer's farm in Vancouver B.C. (Pickton Farms). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_PicktonSara explains how the police have never helped her, have never served her, or treated her with any kind of safety in mind. Sara is brave, relentless, kind, and compassionate. Sara has overcome a tremendous amount of trauma and is brave to face it and heal.
Sara's Non-profit: https://secure3.convio.net/surrey/site/Donation2?df_id=1721&1721.donation=form1&mfc_pref=TCrystal’s Non-Profit: https://rahabs-sisters.org/Music by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=enWarning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:#assault #recovery #substanceabuse #homelessness #violence #complexptsd  #abuse #trauma #violence #trauma #therapy #selfhealers #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality #wbypod #wbypodcast
 

"It's like that conversation about ACAB. People ask, 'What is going to happen when you get assaulted?' I am like, 'Nobody because they never helped anyway.'" -Jenna
     Jenna shares her life with us. After watching her mother fall into addiction problems, she found herself in a caretaker role for her entire family. After running to her dad's house at 16 years old, she finds herself dealing with her step-mom, who also battled an addiction problem.
     She had to make challenging adult decisions at a very young age to keep her head afloat. She found herself having to live with her childhood sweetheart's family to escape the difficulties of her family of origin. She experiences an assault as a minor and shares what it was like to tell the authorities. As she is trying to heal, she discovers that her parents that have been divorced since she was 2, have both developed cancer.     You will hear how all the unresolved trauma unravels into becoming an adult as she stays with her childhood sweetheart and how that ends up for her. She never had time to process one thing before another thing would hit her. Jenna is so funny. She finds the light in any darkness.Jenna's Non-profit: https://www.glitsinc.org/Crystal’s Non-Profit: https://rahabs-sisters.org/Music by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=enWarning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:#assault #recovery #substanceabuse #divorce #comedy #art #abuse #trauma #violence #trauma #therapy #selfhealers #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality
 

"It's not a matter of positive thinking. It's about healing my body. It's about getting my control back." - AndyAndy talks about his childhood and the turmoil a divorce brings on a child, what religion can do to the perceptions of our foundation, and how easy it is to be taken advantage of in the music industry. You will hear how even as an adult, white, heterosexual, cis-gender male, assault can still happen in a seemingly safe place, and how that trauma can lead to a substance abuse problem. Andy is brave, relentless, and extremely kind. He is working on his healing by breaking familial patterns to live a healthier life for himself and get help for his substance abuse. Most of all Andy is an amazing musician. You'll hear one of his most recent songs, and it is absolutely beautiful!
 
Thank you for listening!
Andy's Music Link: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andy-rumsey/id1044906047
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SouDFe8ZNLcTK1cJqW4eH
 
Andy's Non-profit: https://naacp.org/
Crystal’s Non-Profit: https://giveguide.org/#!/section:nonprofits,category:civil-human-rights,org:rahabs-sisters
Music by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=en
Warning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:
#assault #recovery #substanceabuse #divorce #musician #art #abuse #trauma #violence #trauma #blm #blacklivesmatter #activism #therapy #selfhealers  #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality

"I am not holding any piece of this horrible secret anymore." ~Mandy
 
Remember Mandy from Season 1? She shared the newly discovered childhood trauma that she had just found out about in Spring 2019. She told us how she discovered it, how it has affected her thus far, and what she was doing to heal.  If you haven't listened to it, you should totally do that now.  This is a follow-up.  We often never get to hear someone's pathway to healing.  Sometimes we don't shake the trees because we don't know what will come with it.  We don't know what's on the other side.  Mandy shares her journey with us, and it's extremely insightful. She tells us what has happened since and talks about her rebirth into the person she is today.   Mandy is a brave, courageous healer and a complete badass!
Thank you for listening!
Mandy’s personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandytigre/?hl=en
Mandy’s Business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodymechanicspdx/?hl=en
Mandy’s Business: http://pilatespdx.com/
Mandy’s Non-profit: http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/
Crystal’s Non-Profit: https://rahabs-sisters.org/
Production by Neeraj Srinivasan: https://www.instagram.com/mynipsdontlie/?hl=enMusic by Chris Parkman: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisparkman_/?hl=en
Warning: This is a podcast about trauma, so each episode could contain content that activates any triggers you might have. We will do our best to list them below:
#molestation #neglect #childabuse  #emotionalabuse #psychologicalabuse #abuse #childhoodmolestation #trauma #losingaparent #parentaldeath #violence #trauma #childhoodviolence #therapy #selfhealers  #whywerecord #shareyourstory #webelieveyou #wbypod #traumasurvivor #weareinthistogether #traumahealing #traumarecovery #painintopurpose #empowerment #youarenotalone #alltraumamatters #notyourfault #buildcommunity #vulnerability #podcastlife #metoomovement #growtogether #safespace #healtogether #webelieveyoupod #webelieveyoupodcast #radicalhospitality