The Adult Child Laundry List: What It Is and How to Heal - with Lou Bardach

Thank you for watching my latest episode where I had an enlightening & empowering conversation about the adult child journey with my special guest Leslie Lindsey Davis.

We discussed the importance of honoring our authentic feelings and becoming our own loving parent & feel safe being seen, heard & remember to trust that we are all perfect just the way we are.

Leslie discussed her own life journey and how she was able to use a mindful approach to eating which allows her to feel safe & comfortable in her own body.

We also shared the challenge of using food as a means of escaping,numbing or stuffing our feelings and how we can heal & repair our relationship with food using the tools of mindfulness.

Leslie Lindsey Davis is an inspirational speaker and the bestselling author of “You
Can’t Eat Love”. She helps you look at your beliefs and thought patterns in a different way and encourages you to not shy away from your emotions so that you learn to love yourself and begin to experience your best life.

You can send her a message if you have any questions & get a copy of her best selling book at https://youcanteatlove.com or leslie@youcantfindlove.com

If you're an adult child whose ready to move beyond surviving and begin thriving, send me a message on my website, receive a free gift when you subscribe & schedule a free consultation at https://vandanalighthealing.com

If you find my podcast helpful & enjoyable, please like & subscribe to my Youtube channel.

Generational Family Trauma

Join me & my special guest Tracey Yokas the author of Bloodlines & childhood trauma survivor in a conversation about strength, hope, resilience & the healing recovery process.

In this episode, Tracey speaks candidly about being raised by emotionally unavailable, neglectful & immature parents and how she was able to overcome years of chaos, confusion & dysfunction and not only accept what happened but hold empathy & compassion for her parents.

She reminds us through her art, journalling & creativity that early childhood trauma can be healed & addressed non-verbally since most childhood trauma takes place before the age of 3.

Since the legacy of family trauma gets past down to us generationally, she had the courage and tenacity to heal her own daughter despite never having a strong & reliable role model growing up.

To pre-order your copy of Bloodlines, visit:  

https://traceyyokascreates.com/bloodlines-a-memoir/

To read Discretionary Love because Love is what makes us, visit:

https://www.discretionarylove.com/words-too-small-tracey-yokas/

And to contact Tracey with any questions, visit her website at:

https://traceyyokascreates.com/

Thank for watching my Youtube Channel, If you like to support the adult child in recovery podcast, please like & subscribe to my channel & contact me on my website to learn more & schedule an inner child reparenting session & receive a free spirit guided healing journey at:

 https://vandanalightheaiing.com

You're not alone!

I truly enjoyed learning about how to heal childhood trauma with MDMA Therapy and how to demystify what it really is and how it may help you recover from years of abuse or neglect in our most important & precious developmental years and even while we're in utero in our birth Mothers womb.

Jill Sitnick is the founder of The Journey Sage, an educational platform that demystifies MDMA Therapy for PTSD to help dispel the stigma of psychedelics for mental health. After a lifetime of unprocessed childhood trauma, Jill found healing through psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, which is expected to be FDA approved in 2024. She is an author, educator, and enthusiastic YouTube advocate for MDMA therapy for PTSD treatment.

Her Website to learn more is www.thejourneysage.com and you can find her @thejourneysage on YouTube.

She's written a memoir called Rescuing Jill: How MDMA with a Dash of Mushrooms Healed My Childhood Trauma-Induced PTSD & is the author of Rescuing Jill Companion Workbook: Intention Setting for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy.

I hope you enjoyed this latest podcast and found it helpful, informative & relevant. If so, please like & subscribe to my Adult Child In Recovery Podcast.

If you'd like to be a guest or have me on your podcast as a guest, feel free to check out my website of healing services to heal childhood trauma at 

https://vandanalighthealing.com

I appreciate your patronage and look forward to having you tune in to my upcoming episodes!

Blessings to you & your inner child!

Vandana Atara Aura

Dear Adult Child Listeners.

I recently sat down with Dr Joy Bracey & had a heart opening & mind blowing conversation about adult childrens trauma response to eating our feelings which soothed our developing nervous system, helped us feel safe & calmed us down when no adult caregiver was available or able to and how we can love ourselves free of the past with self-care tools to stay present with mindfulness. awareness & self-acceptance.

Dr. Joy Bracey, a licensed therapist, self-love & mindfulness teacher, public speaker, single mom of four, and successful non-profit CEO, has lived with the disease of obesity her entire adult life. After many cycles of weight loss and weight gain and struggles with diet culture, she embraced her curves, claimed body positivity, and let go of her fantasies of fitting back into her college jeans. Then, at age 47, she began a self-love journey that put her on track to get honest with herself about the costs of living in a body that was 337 pounds and climbing. 


Realizing that the life of freedom she wanted for herself was not possible at her size, she started considering medical solutions and documented her journey of self-discovery in a podcast called, "The Easy Weigh Out". In the 6-episode docuseries, she talks to friends and family, a therapist, and an obesity medicine specialist. They get very personal about the emotional reasons for gaining and maintaining drastic amounts of weight, food addiction, "fat-vantanges", what it's like to live in a 300+ pound body, the impact of fat-shaming and fatphobia on women and girls, why it's not about "eat less and move more" or willpower, and the medical and genetic causes and consequences of obesity. She and her adult children discuss what it was like for them growing up in a "fat" family with a mom who was always trying to lose weight, how they wish she'd have handled their "chubbiness", and their fear for her life. Dr. Joy goes to therapy with a fellow therapist who had weight loss surgery and gets deep with her lifelong best friend about the feeling of safety that comes with living in a bigger body, her fear of being thin, sex and dating while fat, and so much more.


Her podcast is not just any conventional weight loss podcast, but a radical, touching, and honest look into the underlying emotions that go along with any unhealthy coping mechanisms- from the perspective of a mental health professional who is willing to be vulnerable in sharing her story while exploring the complex societal relationship between the perks of fatness, cultural obsession with thinness, faulty coping mechanisms, and mental, emotional & physical health. She crosses the line between body positivity and health consciousness in way that few people can, but is relatable to everyone. 

Visit her website to learn more at https//drjoybracey.com 

Learn more & visit my inner child library at https://vandanalighthealing.com

This episode features Kimberly Braun, A Minister, M.A., Reiki Master, Author,
Speaker, Retreat Leader & Meditation Coach & TEDx Speaker, Former Meditation Faculty At The Omega Institute & Inspirational Podcast Presenter


Kimberly was impelled from earliest childhood experiences & has spent over a decade as a monastic nun exploring the path of Presence. With a master's in theology, she lives to inspire others to connect to, and live from Divine Love and serves others to embody greater freedom and joy. She has served tens of thousands through her writing, speaking, retreats, online courses and community and has two new books in 2023.

We spoke about her new book Miracles In The Naked Light & how she learned that the greatest gift she could ever offer is to hold others in the arms of compassion in sacred presence. She also blessed us by reading one of her heart opening poems from Beloved Found-Poems From The Source. It almost reminded me of the poetry of Rumi so I'm so thankful for this offering!

To join her upcoming retreat, tune into her Discovering Self Summit or indulge in one of her spiritually uplifting books, you can connect with her at Kimberlybraun.com or visit her YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@kimberlybraunmedia

To check out how I hold a safe space for clairsentient empaths to own their intuitive gifs & not take on other peoples energies, visit https://Vandanalightheailing.com & schedule a discovery session to get clear & learn how to identify as a safe, confident & sovereign empath!

Please like & subscribe to my Adult Child Podcast & share my video interview to empower others!

Happy Holiday!

Vandana Atara Aura

Welcome To My Adult Child In Recovery Podcast!

My special guest today is author, speaker & licensed marriage & family therapist Melody Murray who shares how to heal & recover from childhood grief, loss & trauma & has written a new book called "Mourning The Living - When The Loved One You've Lost Is Still Living"

Melody discussed her own family of origin toxic patterns & battles with family members which her book is based on who struggled with untreated addictions, mental illness & the toxic behaviors she was exposed to and how she was able to find the strength, resilience & agency to practice healthy boundary settings so she could finally feel safe again & care for her inner child as her own loving parent.

Her website is www.MelodyLMFT.com. her Facebook group is called Mourning The Living & her book is available on Amazon.

Melody has been a featured guest on the Today Show, NY Times, The Washington Post, The E Network & The Doctors and has worked with clients with ADHD, trauma, depression & clients recovering from family-of-origin dysfunction.

To learn more about how to become your own loving parent & heal the rupture in your soul, you can work with me privately or join one of my online group sessions, courses & empowerment programs at http://vandanalighthealing.com

If you resonate with this healing conversation, please like & subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

Greetings Courageous Being,

In this episode, I've invited Sandy Stream, an author and activist whose work is built on the belief that everyone deserves and is capable of finding peace and warrior-like strength within themselves. After teaching law for 20 years, raising her two children, and facing a life full of adversities and lessons, she decided to turn her efforts towards facilitating workshops for young and experienced adults to encourage them to live in peace and power. 

We had a heart warming conversation about her latest book called "The Courage Circle" & her in person & on line Courage Circle Gatherings that she hosts in Montreal to resource & support anyone to cultivate the courage & resilience to accept themselves unconditionally & honor their authentic feelings. 

We all need to be courageous in these turbulent & chaotic times, practice the art of non-violent communication in our closest relationships & set safe boundaries starting with our own inner critic so I invite you to check out Sandy's website at  https://thecouragecircle.com/ & receive all the support you need in community.

To learn more about my online healing group transmissions & chakra activations, visit my website at http://vandanalighthealing.com

If you like this episode & would like to be a future guest, send me a message and like & subscribe to my channel.

Blessings,

Vandana

It was such an honor and pleasure to sit down with the author of America In Therapy for this enlightening and important potentially life saving conversation.

A Bit About My Guest:

Phyllis Leavitt has a Masters’ Degree in Psychology and Counseling from Antioch University. She co-directed the Parents United sexual abuse treatment program in Santa Fe, New Mexico for two years and then went into private practice full time. Phyllis has treated children, families, couples, and individual adults for 34 years, and has worked extensively with abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics, their aftermath, and some of the most important elements for healing. She has published two books, A Light in the Darkness and Into the Fire. As a podcast guest, she would like to talk about her latest book, America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis. Phyllis lives with her husband in Taos, NM and is now retired from her psychotherapy practice, focusing on writing and speaking.

Her website for more info on how to order America In Therapy is:
https://phyllisleavitt.com

If you need support & you would like to learn more about my holistic healing services,
visit my website @ https://vandanalighthealing.com

Please like & subscribe to my channel if you find this video helpful & you'd like to see more videos like this one in the future!

Blessings,
Vandana

Greetings Beloved Adult Child Family,

Thank you for tuning in & watching the latest episode of my Adult Child In Recovery from Insanity To Serenity Podcast!

On this show, Lou & I discussed the definition of an adult child, the 14 commonly known laundry list of adult child traits & how the adult-child 12 step program & internal family systems therapy seem to work really well together for individuals who experienced repeated & unprocessed childhood trauma.

As an ACAer & IFS lover, there is deep value in each especially when we can get to know, love & honor all our parts including our inner critic who is always trying their best to protect us.

To learn more about ACA meetings & view the list of adult child traits, click here to learnhttps://adultchildren.org/literature/laundry-list/ more:

To contact me, visit my website: http://vandanalighthealing.com

About Lou Bardach:

Lou Bardach is a Life & Wellness Coach and Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSWI) focused on healing the effects of childhood trauma and other adverse childhood experiences. Lou is an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed practitioner and commonly uses a “parts” modality with clients. He has a 12 Step program history and draws upon the Reparenting (inner child) modality from Adult Children of Alcoholic/Dysfunctional Families (ACA/ACoA) in his practice. 

Lou has studied Tibetan-style meditation/mindfulness and brings a grounded, person-focused approach to supporting others. He believes each person is an expert on their own life and partners with his clients to create a safe environment for self-exploration, healing, growth, and transformation. He believes that health and well-being are cultivated through self-care -- by learning to become one’s own compassionate caregiver.

Coaching Website: https://www.livetruebewell.com/

Psychotherapy Website: https://www.cypresswellnesscenter.com/loubardach

https://www.facebook.com/louis.bardach

https://www.youtube.com/@loubardach

Thank you for tuning into the Adult Child Podcast - Episode #2.

On this show, I'm joined by my special guest Salena Colp where we speak to Empaths like you who occasionally experience challenges with navigating which energies are ours and the kind of energies that don't belong to us.

I facilitated an Aura Clearing Energy Process to strengthen your field & protect your field from mismatched lower vibrational frequencies that don't serve & support you.

Salena spoke about her experience in her clinical hypnotherapy & aromatherapy healing practice and shared empowering affirmations & which crystals to work with to protect energy sensitive adult child empaths.

To learn more about Salena, visit her website at www.heal.me/salenacolp

To learn more about my Chakra Healing Activations & Inner Child Reparenting Sessions, visit my website at http://vandanalighthealing.com

Please like, subscribe & share my channel with friends & family who may benefit from the information & embodied practices shared on this healing platform.

Blessed Be,

Vandana