Ever wonder what it’s like to grow up desperate to escape, but terrified to leave the ones you love behind? In this episode, we talk about those late-teen years—when our mom’s drinking and untreated mental illness had taken over, and we were all just trying to find a way out. Joined once again by my sisters Kate and Teresa, we revisit the breaking point that changed everything. This episode dives into the emotional cost of a childhood shaped by instability, addiction, and undiagnosed mental ...
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Ever wonder what it’s like to grow up desperate to escape, but terrified to leave the ones you love behind? In this episode, we talk about those late-teen years—when our mom’s drinking and untreated mental illness had taken over, and we were all just trying to find a way out. Joined once again by my sisters Kate and Teresa, we revisit the breaking point that changed everything. This episode dives into the emotional cost of a childhood shaped by instability, addiction, and undiagnosed mental ...
What if the way you love, fight, avoid, or people-please wasn’t a personality flaw—but a survival blueprint? In this episode, I sit down with trauma-informed therapist Laura Fess, founder of VOX Mental Health, for a powerful conversation about what really happens to our nervous system when we grow up in survival mode—and how those early patterns shape our adult relationships, attachment styles, and mental health. We explore: • How survival mode wires the brain for hypervigilance • What anxiou...
The Shadows We Cast
Ever wonder what it’s like to grow up desperate to escape, but terrified to leave the ones you love behind? In this episode, we talk about those late-teen years—when our mom’s drinking and untreated mental illness had taken over, and we were all just trying to find a way out. Joined once again by my sisters Kate and Teresa, we revisit the breaking point that changed everything. This episode dives into the emotional cost of a childhood shaped by instability, addiction, and undiagnosed mental ...
