Dear Little Me

Abandonment isn’t just someone leaving you. It’s the moment you learn you have to leave yourself just to keep the peace.In this episode, we explore:• Why people-pleasing is often a trauma-based survival strategy (fawning)• How childhood parentification rewires your nervous system for hypervigilance• The physical costs of self-abandonment and somatic disconnection• The trap of the "no-win" role: being blamed whether you help or protect yourself• Why setting boundaries causes guilt after decades of self-effacement

What does maternal narcissism actually feel like when you’re seven years old?In this episode of Dear Little Me, titled When Your Mom Is Your First Heartbreak: Behind Clinical Definitions, we move past cold psychological labels and step into the real, raw human experience behind them. Join me as I share stories from over two decades of navigating emotional neglect, conditional love, and the quiet journey of healing your inner child.

Welcome to the very first episode of Dear Little Me.Words like C-PTSD, childhood abuse, and narcissistic mothers are heavy and clinical. For over 25 years, I didn't even realize I was living in survival mode - I just thought that heavy atmosphere was normal life. My life in pictures didn't even begin until I was 22 years old.In this introduction, I share why I created this show: to bring these heavy words to life in a real, human way, to share the story of finding myself after setting my first boundary, and to speak directly to the little girl inside who held the fort for so long.In this episode:Why I'm creating a safe space to speak openly about traumaThe fear of asking "Who am I?" when you drop your survival mechanismsMy first letter to my younger selfIf this introductory episode resonates with you, please share it with someone who might need to hear it today.