EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 11 MIN
How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Identity and Path Forward
from The Confidence Chronicles
I’m currently throwing myself into Gabor Mate’s training to delve deeper into myself and find my Aha moments. Today was a big one. When I was five years old, I would visit my Mum in a psychiatric hospital. I was forever looking around and observing ways the staff could improve the way they treated patients and my Mum. Even as a little kid I had an attitude - even more than I have now. I was constantly fighting with the nurses and social workers on the medication my Mum should be taking and how they were looking after her. I couldn’t understand why they were doing that job if they didn’t care and didn’t really want to be there. So even from back then, I had the strongest feeling that I wanted to work in mental health to help people. Fast forward to 38 years old and I am a coach focused on guiding people to heal their past and create the life they desire. It’s incredible that I have ended up where I am today. If you’re feeling lost, take a good look at your life. There will be patterns that keep showing up and signs pointing you to where you should go. You just have to be open to it. NEXT LEVEL NOVEMBER IS HERE - GET ALL THE JUICY DETAILS!! (https://erika-cramer.mykajabi.com/next-level-november-sistahood) WHERE TO FIND ERIKA: • MyAudiobook has launched! Grab MY BOOK (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/confidencebook/) in audio form here!!! • Instagram: @thequeenofconfidence (https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/) • Ready to work with Erika? Check out The Sistahood Program: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/sistahood/ • Website: www.thequeenofconfidence.com (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/) RESOURCES MENTIONED: Gabor Mate: Addiction Expert, Speaker and Best-selling Author Dr. Gabor Maté (https://drgabormate.com/) 👑 Want to request a podcast? Have a question for me? Click here to request a podcast! (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/podcasts/) 👑 Loving this podcast? Please leave me a review so other women who needs this can find this show (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022) 👑 Are we friends on Instagram? If not come say hello @thequeenofconfidence (https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/) Lastly - THANK YOU for listening, I APPRECIATE YOU! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information. 👑 *READY TO BUILD YOUR AUTHORITY, CONFIDENCE & PERSONAL BRAND?* ♟️ *The Queen's Table* My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/ 👑 *MORE WAYS TO WORK WITH ME* ✨ *The Next Level* Build your confidence, audience and income. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/ 📖 *My Book – Becoming The One* → https://www.amazon.com/ 🎙 *Listen to the Podcast* → https://podcasts.apple.com/ 📱 *Come Say Hi on Instagram* → https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/ ⭐ *If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it.*
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I’m currently throwing myself into Gabor Mate’s training to delve deeper into myself and find my Aha moments. Today was a big one. When I was five years old, I would visit my Mum in a psychiatric hospital. I was forever looking around and observing ways the staff could improve the way they treated patients and my Mum. Even as a little kid I had an attitude - even more than I have now. I was constantly fighting with the nurses and social workers on the medication my Mum should be taking and how they were looking after her. I couldn’t understand why they were doing that job if they didn’t care and didn’t really want to be there. So even from back then, I had the strongest feeling that I wanted to work in mental health to help people. Fast forward to 38 years old and I am a coach focused on guiding people to heal their past and create the life they desire. It’s incredible that I have ended up where I am today. If you’re feeling lost, take a good look at your life. There will be patterns that keep showing up and signs pointing you to where you should go. You just have to be open to it. NEXT LEVEL NOVEMBER IS HERE - GET ALL THE JUICY DETAILS!! (https://erika-cramer.mykajabi.com/next-level-november-sistahood) WHERE TO FIND ERIKA: • MyAudiobook has launched! Grab MY BOOK (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/confidencebook/) in audio form here!!! • Instagram: @thequeenofconfidence (https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/) • Ready to work with Erika? Check out The Sistahood Program: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/sistahood/ • Website: www.thequeenofconfidence.com (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/) RESOURCES MENTIONED: Gabor Mate: Addiction Expert, Speaker and Best-selling Author Dr. Gabor Maté (https://drgabormate.com/) 👑 Want to request a podcast? Have a question for me? Click here to request a podcast! (https://thequeenofconfidence.com/podcasts/) 👑 Loving this podcast? Please leave me a review so other women who needs this can find this show (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022) 👑 Are we friends on Instagram? If not come say hello @thequeenofconfidence (https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/) Lastly - THANK YOU for listening, I APPRECIATE YOU! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information. 👑 *READY TO BUILD YOUR AUTHORITY, CONFIDENCE & PERSONAL BRAND?* ♟️ *The Queen's Table* My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/ 👑 *MORE WAYS TO WORK WITH ME* ✨ *The Next Level* Build your confidence, audience and income. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/ 📖 *My Book – Becoming The One* → https://www.amazon.com/ 🎙 *Listen to the Podcast* → https://podcasts.apple.com/ 📱 *Come Say Hi on Instagram* → https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/ ⭐ *If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it.*
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