Trauma Bonded

<p>In this episode, I share a high-level reflection on my childhood- one shaped by anger, control, and unpredictability.</p><p>This isn’t a deep dive, and it isn’t every detail. It’s the version of the story I’m ready...

<p>In this episode of Trauma Bonded, I sit down with my dear friend Lindsay to talk about what it means to grow up before you’re ready.</p><p>Lindsay shares her story of a childhood shaped by parental separation...

<p>Trauma doesn’t always build slowly. Sometimes it arrives all at once - before we have context, language, or time to prepare. In this episode, I share a personal story about a moment when trauma arrived without...

<p>The New Year doesn’t always arrive gently- especially when you’re still carrying what the last one left behind.</p><p>In this mini-series episode of Trauma Bonded, we slow things down and release the pressure to...

<p>Healing isn't about erasing trauma or pretending it didn't shape us- it's about learning how to live with the awareness, compassion, and choice. In this episode, we talk about integration: what it looks like to move...

<p>Trauma doesn’t just live in our thoughts- it lives in the body.<br />In this episode of Trauma in the Everyday, we explore the physical sensations that stay with us after trauma, from tight shoulders to racing...

<p>In this episode of Trauma in the Everyday, we break down one of the most common trauma responses: the mental spiral - that instant jump to the worst-case scenario over something neutral, small, or seemingly...

<p>Why do little things still trigger us?<br>In this episode, I dive into the everyday moments that bring old trauma back to the surface. why it's okay, what to do, and why the people around you matter. <br>This is Part...

<p>In this episode of Trauma Bonded, I’m opening up about one of the scariest moments of my life — the night my daughter experienced a febrile seizure. What began as a simple fever turned into a moment no parent is ever...

<p>In Episode 10, I open up about something incredibly real and incredibly raw: being laid off for the third time in two years.<br>We talk about the heartbreak, the shame nobody admits, the emotional freefall, and the...

<p>No one prepares you for the moment you realize that love alone isn’t enough to keep a connection alive.</p><p>In the final episode of The Conversations We Don’t Have, Cat opens up about the quiet heartbreak of...

<p>No one warns you that healing can feel like betrayal.</p><p>You start to feel lighter — but instead of peace, you feel guilt.<br>Like you’re leaving behind the people or pain that made you who you are.</p><p>In this...

<p>There’s a version of you that still wonders if you are enough — enough for your dreams, for your family, for yourself.<br>This episode is for her.</p><p>We’re kicking off a brand-new mini-series, The Conversations We...

<p>In this deeply heartfelt episode, Cat sits down with her very dear friend, Kristen to share a story of loss, love, and lasting connection. At just 22, Kristen lost her mom- her best friend, her safe place, her...

<p>In this episode, we sit down for an anonymous and deeply raw conversation about growing up in the shadow of chaos — where love, anger, and confusion were often tangled together. Our guest opens up about her childhood...