but I didn't realize how much self-sabotage I had done because I gave them so much,

but until you have like a health crisis and start spiraling downward and and realize, you know,

you you don't have anything left like I didn't have I didn't have energy I didn't have the

finances I didn't have the things I needed for me because I had never put me first.

Welcome to how my parents raised me, I'm Dawn Chitty. When we are born, we arrive here as pure

and perfect souls and the direction our life takes from that moment is deeply connected to what

our parents bring to our lives and what our parents bring to our lives is deeply connected to what

their parents brought to their lives and that's the cycle of families. I have always craved

connection with real and raw stories to understand what makes you you what makes you the

absolutely unique human that you are. Stories are medicine for the soul they can connect us

and they can change the world and so in this podcast I'm listening to beautiful souls sharing

their story what happened to them how they got through and how they have healed and thrived

despite everything to arrive right here in this moment. Content warning if you are triggered by

the themes of this podcast please seek a help line in your city.

Hey beautiful souls I need to ask your favour if you're listening to this podcast on Apple

can you please leave a review it will only take a minute but it will make a massive difference

to getting these stories out to more and more and more people. I would really appreciate

if you could help me out with that. Did you ever feel like your soul like the real you got

lost somewhere along the way as kids we can be constantly trying to mold and fit into the way

that our parents expect us to be we believe that we're only worthy of love when we behave as we're

told is acceptable. If we feel acceptable feelings if we show only acceptable emotions if we can

please and do what is expected of us then we'll be loved and the other side to that is that we

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