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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 15 MIN

The Wound Didn’t Start With You But It Can End With You

from The Family Dropouts · host Dorcy Pruter

Somewhere in your family line, someone was hurt.And without meaning to… they passed it on.In this episode of What Would Dorcy Do?, I share a moment that stopped me cold — sitting in a restaurant, overhearing a mother guilt her daughter in a way that will likely echo through that child’s nervous system for decades.It triggered me.And that’s the point.After 20+ years helping families heal, I still get triggered. Healing doesn’t mean the past disappears. It means you notice it. You name it. You move through it — instead of living inside it.We talk about:How trauma installs “programs” in children in everyday momentsWhy the wound doesn’t care whether you’re the parent or the childWhat performance mode really looks like in adulthoodWhy therapy sometimes helps you understand… but doesn’t fully unhook the bodyThe difference between being healed and being sovereignIf you’ve ever thought,“I’ve done the work. Why is this still here?”This conversation will land.The cycle doesn’t stop because time passes.It stops because someone becomes conscious enough to interrupt it.Maybe that someone is you.If you’re curious about the deeper healing work I mention in this episode, you can find more information here https://dorcypruter.com/sacred-return-retreat/ Get full access to You Take You Wherever You Go at dorcypruter.substack.com/subscribe

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