Boundaries with Toxic Parents with Special Guest Sarah White LMHC

In this episode I talk about money trauma and all of the different ways that I’ve seen it show up in my own life and ways my clients have expressed.

I found Megan on TikTok and asked her to be on the Podcast because I really like her content and can tell she's done a lot of therapy! In this episode we talk about what it means to "decenter" our parents and put the focus on us and our relationships with ourselves, our kids if we have them and partners if we have them. Megan can be found at: Tiktok: MeganPCoaching Website: www.meganprather.com

In this episode I break down what it means to be the Golden Child in a dysfunctional family system

Something that isn’t talked about enough and is burdened by so much shame so much trauma.

Boundaries are a felt sense. In this episode I break down the nuances of boundaries, requests, preferences and ultimatums. They’re attached to the fawn response.

My guest today is Shana Ng. Shana has a Podcast called Worthy Asian. Please check it out where ever you listen to Podcasts. She can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/worthyasianpodcast/ Shana shares her experiences growing up in an Asian home and specifically how that impacted her and how she is finding her worth!

Today my guest is Cristina Mardirossian, the Founder and Director of Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. Cristina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Certified EMDR therapist in Pasadena, CA. She works predominately with adult trauma survivors/Complex PTSD (sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, dissociation, incest, cult survivors, etc). Her main approach in working with trauma truly lies in doing Parts Work using the Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, however, she also uses the following modalities in her practice: Brainspotting, somatic therapies ( such as Trauma Resiliency Module, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy), and The Havening Techniques. Cristina also offers consultation to therapists and to clients for PTSD/Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders/OSDD/DID. She can be found at www.pasadenatraumatherapy.com Instagram: pasadena_trauma_therapy

In this episode I break down why dysfunctional family systems operate the way they do and why it can be so hard to even recognize our own pain and trauma because we grew up in systems of minimizing and denying

Hey everyone it’s been a minute! I’ve got some changes and updates I want to share with you.

My guest today is Ingrid Clayton, Phd. A clinical psychologist working with trauma survivors and a survivor herself. Today we are having a candid discussion about gaslighting and self gaslighting and why we do it and what it really is.  Ingrid can be found at www.ingridclayton.com and Instagram @ingridclaytonphd