Send us a text What happens when your family’s secrets become the script your body follows? We invited author Wendy Correa to share the story behind her memoir, My Pretty Baby, and the result is an honest, generous conversation about childhood grief, domestic volatility, and the slow, steady work of healing. From losing her father at seven to navigating a stepfamily shaped by fear and intermittent warmth, Wendy traces how unspoken pain wires our biology—and how breath, therapy, and brave storytelling can rewire it. We dig into narrative therapy and the power of sensory detail to surface truths the mind hides. Wendy’s acting-class “sense memory” unlocked anger she didn’t know she held, a turning point that eventually led to meditation, yoga, and Buddhist psychology. She explains how to work with the monkey mind, why walking and washing-dishes meditation count, and how to spot the inner committee of critics. We also unpack the complexity of forgiveness: releasing the burden for yourself without reconciling, and holding family to the same standards as friends. Boundaries become a form of compassion when they protect safety and dignity. Wendy takes us inside her writing process with EMDR and image transformation, showing how trauma processing can reduce triggers while honoring memory. We talk ACEs, hypervigilance, and the nervous system, then bring it back to practical tools: count the breath, name what hurts, begin again. The throughline is simple and profound—trauma is universal, but so is healing. If you’re wrestling with grief, secrecy, or complicated loyalty, this conversation offers language, practices, and permission to write a new ending. If this resonates, share it with someone who needs it, subscribe for more candid mental health conversations, and leave a review so others can find the show. Your story might be someone else’s survival guide. Please email us at Gettoknowthedevil@gmail.com
