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Ronni and Jennie: Conversations on Recovery from Childhood Trauma and Abuse Ronni Tichenor and Jennie Weaver
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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Ronni and Jennie are sisters who were not supposed to be friends. They grew up in a home with addiction, abuse, and mental illness, which generated dysfunctional dynamics that often pitted them against each other. Miraculously, they came together in adulthood to help each other heal. Now, drawing on their personal and professional experiences, they are telling their story to help others recover from childhood trauma and abuse, and to help them mend their own sibling relationships. They invite you to join them in this healing conversation. Please feel free to share your own experiences, or ask questions, via their website: www.ronniandjennie.com (other free content is also available there), or follow them on Instagram: @ronni_and_jennieRonni Tichenor is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at State University of New York--Polytechnic Institute, specializing in family studies; Jennie Weaver is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years' experience in family practice and mental health. They detail their story in their book, Healing Begins with Us: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Abuse and Rebuilding the Sibling Bond.
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When You Want to Do Something…But Realize You’re Not Ready to Do It
Sometimes there are things in our lives that we want to accomplish, but we have to acknowledge that we might not be ready to actually do them…yet. Ronni and Jennie share the challenges they’ve had in moving forward on the parenting book they feel called to write.
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How to Set Effective Boundaries
One of the ongoing challenges in our healing journeys is learning how to set effective boundaries with friends, family, co-workers…or even ourselves. Ronni and Jennie discuss how they’ve attempted to set boundaries in the past, and share where they are still learning and growing with respect to setting and enforcing appropriate boundaries in their lives.
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How to Disrupt Negative Self-Talk
The endless loop of negative thoughts running through our heads can feel as natural to us as breathing. But each of these thoughts tears down our sense of worth and diminishes our well-being—robbing us of the joy we all seek. Ronni and Jennie share how they have worked to disrupt this pattern in their own lives.
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Why Pursuing Healing Takes Great Courage
Facing the trauma you endured in childhood can be downright terrifying. Continuing to walk a healing path requires courage, as you meet the layers of pain that emerge over time. Ronni and Jennie share what this process has felt like for them, and how they have moved through it.
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The Tremendous Healing Power of Conscious Connected Breathing
Conscious connected breathing can help you access physical pain and emotions (especially around trauma) that have been trapped in your body. In this episode, Ronni and Jennie share their experiences with this powerful healing modality.
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The Physical Impact Childhood Trauma Can Have on Your Body Over Your Lifetime
Spending your childhood in fight-or-flight mode increases the cortisol levels in your body, which can have a negative impact on your health for the rest of your life. Ronni and Jennie discuss what to look for, what they have experienced, and how they have found healing.
Customer Reviews
Healing from Narcissistic Unbringing
Love Ronni and Jenni! They are two sisters navigating through a past of narcissistic abuse and I’m enjoying them and learning. Very real and down to earth