63. How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Kids (and What You Can Do About It) with HEATHER HUGHES

This is The Energy to Heal, your resource for all things Splankna, the faith-based inner healing modality that will help you achieve emotional freedom. In this episode, Laura Milliken welcomes Heather Hughes, co-founder of Splankna and a Master Trainer who has spent more than two decades helping individuals and families find emotional freedom through Christ-centered trauma work. If you've ever wondered why your child seems to overreact, struggles with anxiety, has frequent meltdowns, or repeats the same difficult behaviors despite your best parenting efforts, this episode offers a refreshing perspective. Heather shares how childhood experiences shape the beliefs children carry about themselves, God, and the world around them—and how those beliefs often continue into adulthood if left unaddressed. Together, Laura and Heather discuss how understanding emotional wounds can transform the way we parent, replacing frustration with compassion and helping parents build stronger, healthier relationships with their children. In this episode you'll learn: Why children's behaviors often reveal deeper emotional needs Common childhood wounds that shape adult relationships How trauma influences emotional development Why trust is the foundation of healthy parenting The balance between grace, structure, and accountability Practical ways to foster emotional resilience in your children Why you don't have to be a perfect parent to raise emotionally healthy kids Whether you're parenting toddlers, teenagers, or simply wanting to understand your own childhood more deeply, this episode will equip you with practical tools and hope for breaking unhealthy family patterns. 🎟️ Want To Become a Practitioner? You don't need a background in any certain field to be trained! Use promo code: PODCAST when you register for training to get a discount on your training cost at Splankna.com. (This discount is only applicable for the CORE training.) 🌟 About the Host – Laura Milliken Laura Milliken is the host of The Energy to Heal and a Master's Certified Splankna Practitioner. She is a registered nurse, a mom of five, and a passionate advocate for emotional freedom, healthy relationships, and faith-based personal growth. 👉 Learn more about Laura, Splankna and all things podcast here: www.LauraMilliken.com You can also find Laura's featured practitioners on her website—trusted Master's Certified practitioners she knows and confidently refers others to. 📧 [email protected] 🤍 Support the Podcast on Patreon Up until this point, Laura has carried the majority of the costs of producing this podcast on her own—and that is no longer financially sustainable. If this podcast has encouraged you, helped you grow, or supported you in your journey, your support would mean the world. Join the community: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/LauraMilliken As a Patreon member, you'll receive: Behind-the-scenes content The opportunity to vote on future podcast topics 🎙️ About the Guest – Heather Hughes Heather Hughes is the co-founder of Splankna and has served as a practitioner, trainer, and leader within the Splankna community for more than 20 years. She has helped shape the protocol alongside founder Sarah J. Thiessen and has trained practitioners around the world in this Christ-centered approach to emotional freedom. Heather is passionate about helping families understand the connection between childhood experiences, emotional regulation, and healthy relationships. Her practical wisdom, biblical perspective, and decades of experience have impacted thousands of practitioners and clients alike. ▶️ The Energy to Heal is on YouTube! Please show your support for this mission by subscribing, rating the show, and commenting on whatever platform you hear it on! Watch the podcast playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhcKzqnllgmJX7HH9Qyr9CnRMUTKU-oR