Shame & Abandonment: Rescuing Your Inner Child with Bronwyn Schweigerdt

Listen in on another vulnerable conversation between Bronwyn and Kyira, both therapists, as they share their own challenges and insights on engaging with their parents. This conversation broaches the conflict many feel as we see how our unhealed wounds of childhood affect us today. Which begs the question: how do we have a relationship with that parent? What do we do with all our resentment so it doesn't spill out on our own children? How do we have empathy for our parent while still having boundaries for ourselves? How do we give grace while also holding accountability? When do we decide to cut off a parent?Bronwyn leads Kyira in an Integration exercise with her young self in order to accept her mom as she is, not as Kyira wants her to be. Bronwyn also leads Kyira in a Grief exercise to say goodbye to the mom she had in her early childhood, which helps Kyira accept the mom she interacts with now.Episode Chapters:00:00:00 Introduction & Welcoming Bronwyn00:01:00 Bronwyn's Background & Path to Therapy00:05:00 The Physical Cost of Suppressing Anger00:07:30 Understanding Triggers & Emotional Repression00:22:10 The Integration Exercise: Healing the Inner Child00:33:36 Live Integration Exercise with Kyira00:48:43 Daily Rituals for Emotional Regulation00:56:46 Why Flourishing is Never SelfishAbout the Guest:Bronwyn is a licensed marriage and family therapist, podcaster, and self-described "anger expert". As the host of the Angry at the Right Things podcast, she helps people understand the profound connection between suppressed emotions, physical illness, and mental health challenges. Drawing from her own lived experience navigating severe, debilitating depressive episodes, Bronwyn transitioned into counseling as a second career to offer the kind of deep, root-cause healing she once sought. She holds a master's degree in counseling psychology and another master's degree in nutrition.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Get Connected. Subscribe to my YouTube channel Sign up for my email list: https://adversityrising.com/email-list Listen to my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AouludJr7EweOkMIN9s42?si=d8cdfcb925ce4c9cTake the Next Step. Download the FREE handout, "5 Things Shame Resilient People do Every Day" and start making those daily shifts to break that shame cycle that's keeping you stuck in that negative headspace. https://www.adversityrising.com/become-shame-resilient Book a free 25-minute discovery call to discuss different program options and find the support best fits your needs. https://calendly.com/adversityrising/discovery-call Are you a people pleaser? Ruminator? Over-extender? Sign up for the next round of Liberated Living and implement the radical 3 practice: Radical Acceptance, Radical Responsibility & Radical Authorship: https://adversityrising.com/liberated-living