All Episodes
Unfollowing Mum — 93 episodes
Ep92 EMDR with Shelley Bradley-Scholey
Ep91 Parentification, young parents & moving into helping professions
Ep90 Enmeshed, estranged & toxic patterns: parents & in-laws
EP89 Unknown number: Toxic parenting extreme
Ep88 Summer holidays & IPT-AST to improve parenting skills
Ep87 TW parental death after estrangement
Ep86 The golden child with Lauren Smallcomb
Ep85 Breaking no contact after 4 years, harassment and toxic parents
Ep84 Being the scapegoat: the slow burn route to estrangement
EP83 Narcissistic, Emotionally immature & toxic - what is the difference?
EP82 The "phone works both ways" dads
EP81 "You remind me of my mum" :: Navigating familiar triggers
EP80 *TW* Abusive step parents, enabling parents & the physiological effect of trauma
EP79 What happens when your narc parent is cheated on?
EP78 Estrangement, alienation & freedom
EP77 University & estrangement
EP76 Happy New Year
EP75 Christmas boundaries with Natasha Nyeke
EP74 Unethical care & how to find the right therapist or coach
EP73 Sleep: the impact of narcissistic parents & attachment styles
EP72 Navigating antenatal & postpartum depression with toxic family
EP71 Thanksgiving, family politics & actual politics
EP70 Covid weddings & cutting contact whilst pregnant
EP69 Coming out, lack of acceptance and moving on with life
Ep68 Breaking the cycle when you're not a parent with Angèle Cristina
Ep67 Jealousy and shame from narcissistic mothers
EP66 Emotionally unavailable and abandoning fathers
Ep65 PMDD & weaponised mental health conditions
EP64 Generational trauma, hispanic cultural norms & living with a toxic parent
EP63 Discussing different sibling perspectives with Louise & Frankie
EP62 How can therapy help with Lucy Hills-Gale
EP61 I've got news! (and why we feel lazy when resting)
EP60 What comes after the confrontation? (TW: Covert SA)
EP59 Breaking cycles, boundaries & repair with Natasha Nyeke
Ep58 Father's day - the aftermath.
EP57 Religious abuse & estrangement
EP56 Bi cultural straddling & the unhealthy family dynamic with Sahaj Kohli
EP 55 Scapegoating, estrangement & lies with Harriet Gleeson
Ep54 Fight response, anger & shame
Ep53 Self care, boundaries & guilt for cycle breakers with Emma Benyon
EP52 Generational trauma & toxic family dynamics as a child of immigrants
EP 51 Why is setting boundaries with your partner's family SO tough?
Ep 50 Late ADHD/ASD diagnosis and childhood trauma
Ep49 F.O.G - Fear, Obligation & Guilt: a narcissistic parent's toolkit
EP48 Complicated feelings that come up around Mother's Day
EP 47 Baiting - what is it & how do we stop it?
EP 46 Ending relationships and attachment styles
EP45 Birthdays - mine, theirs and why they are complicated
EP44 Emotionally immature parents, emotionally dismissive fathers & post-accountability repairs
EP43 TW Normalised sexual abuse & life after
Ep42 New Year pressures, toxic positivity & post-Christmas chaos
Ep 41 Setting Boundaries at Christmas
Ep40 Self discovery, being LGBTQ+ & neurodivergent with a toxic parent with Cara MacB
EP39 *TW* Narcissistic fathers, enabling mothers & childhood sexual abuse
EP38 *TW* Toxic motherwound, invalidation & silencing sibling sexual abuse with Christie Hayes
EP37 Trauma responses & C-PTSD trigger reactions
EP36 Toxic mothers, Spiritual abuse & Hispanic generational trauma with Rebecca Dominguez
EP35 Weaponising single parenthood, society's bias & toxic divorce
EP34 The Mother wound & challenging the inner critic with Marie Selleck
EP33 Dissecting "An Estranged Parent's POV" Meme
EP32 Narcissistic fathers & invalidating teens
EP31 :: Health scares when estranged
EP30 TW: Covert sexual abuse & toxic parents dating
Ep29 Golden children, spirituality & healing with Stephen
Ep28 Victim mode, toxic positivity and surface level healing with Triinu
Ep27 Financial impact of estrangement
Ep26 Toxic parents, narcs in disguise & weaponised trauma with Josh Connolly
Ep25 Jonah Hill, weaponising "therapy speak" & grief after estrangement
Ep24 Long term estrangement & consciously parenting teens with Katie Pratley
EP23 Emotional abuse, faking illness & guilt trips with Alexis Higgins
Ep22 Consumed by trauma, self responsibility & self blame
Ep21 Importance of talking, toxic parents & trauma with Ben Cole Edwards
EP20 Court, access requests & grandparents rights with Alisha
EP 19 Boundaries with Dr Deering
EP18 Trauma, cycle breaking & overwhelm with Libby Ward
EP 17 Was it neglect or just "a different time?"
EP 16 Toxic shame with Maggie Nick
EP 15 Addressing generational trauma in parenting with Dr Emma Svanberg
EP 14 Parentification & parental alcoholism with Jemma Wilson
EP 13 Misconception, excuses & estranged parents on tiktok
EP 12 Adopted by a Narcissist with Gaynor CherieAnn
EP 11 Prince Harry, Jennette McCurdy & the impact of public figures discussing estrangement
EP 10 Narcissistic parents with Helen Villiers & Katie McKenna
EP 9 Childhood trauma & toxic family with Elspeth Van Der Hole
EP 8 Estrangement on Mother's Day
EP 7 Importance of community, estrangement grief & cycle breaking with Abbey Williams
EP 6 Lack of Self in adult children of toxic parents
EP5 Surviving parental alcoholism & abuse with Helene Rabbitt
EP4 Addressing the Motherwound with Michaila Tyson
EP3 Access denied :: Cutting off toxic Grandparents
EP2 Gratitude, scapegoating & accountability.
EP1 Welcome to Unfollowing Mum
Introducing Unfollowing Mum