So many of us were taught that healing is selfish, that our needs come after everyone else's. This episode is for anyone who feels guilty for slowing down and making space for their own healing.
Life coach Laurie Levitan joins Ria to talk about breaking cycles of people-pleasing and co-dependency, why repairing relationships with estranged adult children starts with looking at our own childhoods, and why she believes you have to feel it to heal it.
About the Guest:
Laurie Levitan is a life coach who works with women looking to repair relationships with their adult children, and a psychonaut who works with plant medicine to explore the depths of consciousness. She is a retired high school teacher and a mother of two adult children.
Key Takeaways:
- Healing yourself first is not selfish. It's often the greatest gift you can give the people you love.
- Repairing a rift with an adult child usually starts with looking at your own childhood, not at what you did for them.
- Understanding a pattern in your head is different from feeling it in your body. Real change often needs both.
- Trauma can explain a behavior, but it doesn't excuse it. Taking responsibility is still part of healing.
- You don't have to do this work alone. Finding a trusted guide or community can make the process feel less isolating.
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Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Why Healing Feels Selfish: unpacking the guilt behind slowing down
[05:30] (approx.) Put Your Own Mask On First: the cost of always taking care of everyone else
[12:00] (approx.) The Root of Estrangement: why the work starts with your own childhood
[18:30] (approx.) Knowing It vs. Feeling It: the somatic side of real healing
[25:00] (approx.) Trauma Explains, It Doesn't Excuse: taking responsibility for the pattern
[31:00] (approx.) Finding a Trusted Guide: why healing rarely happens alone
[37:00] (approx.) Feel It to Heal It: Laurie's closing thought for listeners
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