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I See Glass Children
by Alicia Meneses Maples
Advocating for Glass Children Around the World
Episodes
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Do I Have to Forgive to Heal? Childhood Trauma and Christine Gautreaux, MSW
What if forgiving the people who caused your childhood trauma feels like betraying the child who survived it? For many adult glass children, forgiveness can feel dangerous. When you grew up minimizing your pain, suppressing your emotions, or putting the needs of a high-needs sibling and your…
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Growing Up Beside Schizophrenia: Todd’s Story
What happens when you are a teenager, your sibling starts to psychologically unravel, and no one explains what’s happening to you? In this shocking episode of the I See Glass Children podcast, Alicia sits down with Todd Richardson, an adult Glass Child whose older brother developed…
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The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Hidden Adult Dysfunction – Rebekah’s Story
What happens to a child when severe mental illness consumes their family—but no one notices the healthy child is disappearing too? In this deeply moving international episode of the I See Glass Children podcast, Alicia speaks with Rebekah, a 39-year-old adult glass child from Ireland who grew up...
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When Guilt & Shame Becomes Your Super Power with Ada Undis
What if the very emotions you’ve spent your life trying to escape… are actually trying to help you? In this powerful and surprisingly freeing conversation, Alicia sits down with confidence coach Ada Undis—a woman who boldly says something most people have never heard before: “I love guilt and...
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Special Needs Sibling Domestic Violence – Abby’s True Story
In today’s episode, you are going to hear from Abby, a 26-year-old adult glass child from the United States who has chosen to remain anonymous so she can share her story honestly and without restriction. And this conversation is different. It is DIFFICULT. We are taking an unflinching look at...
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Hypervigilance, Guilt, and Childhood Trauma: Constanza Speaks
In today’s episode, we travel to Santiago, Chile to meet Constanza Varas Kahler, a 24-year-old adult glass child who is not only living this reality, but also researching it for her university thesis. Children’s mental health is the focal point of Constanza’s story. Constanza grew up as the...
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Healing Childhood Trauma Through Self-Compassion with Cynthia L. Phelps, PhD
How does Self-Compassion impact mental health? Especially in Glass Children? Today I am interviewing Dr. Cynthia Phelps, one of the world’s leading experts in self-compassion. Dr. Phelps is a Stanford Ambassador of Compassion, International Speaker, Certified Mindfulness Instructor, and Founder…
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Alicia: Real & Raw
What happens to creators when they decide to dive into the dark and tell the hard stories about childhood trauma and mental health? In today’s episode, Alicia shares the deeply personal impact of creating this podcast and the ramifications it has had on her emotional well being, relationships…
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What Every Parent of a Special Needs Child Needs to Hear
In this episode, we do something different and very important. This conversation is for parents. Three adult glass children come together in-studio to read and reflect on a list of do’s and don’ts for parents of children with special needs and disabilities. Their answers and reactions are not...
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The Hidden Cost of Childhood Emotional Neglect with Emily Wyler
Our interview with Emily Wyler, a 30-something adult glass child from the United States marks a turning point in Season 1. Emily gets raw and real about the cost of being the “good one.” At 4 years old her teachers turned against her instead of understanding the trauma or nearly losing her baby...
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Glass Child Relationships Explained: Attachment After Childhood Trauma — with Megan Rodriguez, MS, LPC, NCC
Part 2: In today’s episode, we welcome back Megan Rodriguez, MS, LPC, NCC — Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Path to Joy Counseling in Corpus Christi, Texas — to go one level deeper. In Part 1, Megan helped us understand emotional invalidation and how it can lead to Complex PTSD. In...
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How Emotional Invalidation Shapes Who We Become – with Megan Rodriguez, MS, LPC, NCC
Part 1 – Today’s episode is all about the glass child’s mental health; understanding how and why the glass child experience is so deeply impactful. We sit down with Megan Rodriguez, MS, LPC, NCC, a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Path to Joy Counseling in Corpus Christi, Texas. Megan...
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Breaking The Glass Child Cycle
Meet Abigail Williams, a 43-year-old woman who grew up as the younger sibling to a brother with Down syndrome. From a young age, Abigail learned to make herself small. To not be a problem. To take care of everyone around her (especially her brother). To be perfect. She learned to tamp down her...
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Feeling Seen: Mae’s Journey From Invisible to Validated
In today’s episode, you are going to hear the young voice of a 20-year old twin named Mae. (NOTE: She requested anonymity. Her name and her voice have been changed to protect her privacy.) Mae grew up in the Philippines and her story is one of emotional erosion—how her older sister’s illness and...
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The Quiet Force: ‘Nope’ and the World’s Largest Online Glass Child Community
In today’s episode, we meet someone who’s become a quiet force in the movement to recognize and support glass children. She goes by the name Nope—not her real name, but the one she uses online to protect her privacy. And under that name, she created something remarkable. Nope is an adult glass...
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The Glass Child Experience – Breaking The Silence
“They call us glass children. We look fine on the outside. We perform, we excel, we behave. We look like we have no problems, but inside we’re cracking. We’re carrying trauma that no one ever thought to measure.” – Alicia Meneses Maples, Glass Child Advocate & Host Welcome to the I See Glass...
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I See Glass Children Podcast Trailer
The I See Glass Children podcast illuminates the glass child experience so the world will see them, understand their story, and give them the life-changing help they need. Meet the Glass Children Founder and I See Glass Children Podcast Host Alicia Meneses Maples – Glass Child Advocate, Speaker,...
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Advocating for Glass Children Around the World
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I See Glass Children is created and hosted by Alicia Meneses Maples.
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