195. Sometimes I'm Not Okay

Dear Little Me

Dawn Chitty

Childhood Trauma, Emotional Abuse, Narcissistic Mother, Healing, Ptsd, Trauma, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Women Podcast, Relationships, Self Esteem, Self Help, Self Improvement

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Rev’s mother struggled. She made many attempts to end her own life and Rev was dedicated to trying to fix and save her mother over many years. Ultimately Rev’s mother could not be saved and Rev experienced profound anger and grief after her mother's tragic passing. After a year of mourning, Rev made the decision to embrace life to the fullest. Her life would be different. But after becoming a parent herself, the trauma resurfaced, causing Rev to spiral into a dark place. In this quick chat episode we hear about Rev’s rock bottom moments and how she turned her life around. Rev is the author of Days Of My Life. You can purchase a copy of the book HERE

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0:00.0	I had a mental breakdown and I'm a real fighter and I don't give up and after that I knew that
0:07.0	it was time to look at my own shit and I knew it was time that I had to start healing,
0:12.2	looking at my past, working out who I was, what was going on with me because it was affecting
0:17.6	my kids and they drove me to want to do better and wanted to make something better of my life.
0:30.4	Welcome to how my parents raised me, I'm Dawn Chitty. When we are born we arrive here as pure
0:37.9	and perfect souls and the direction our life takes from that moment is deeply connected to what
0:45.1	our parents bring to our lives and what our parents bring to our lives is deeply connected to what
0:52.0	their parents brought to their lives and that's the cycle of families. I have always craved
0:59.5	connection with real and raw stories to understand what makes you you, what makes you the absolutely
1:08.3	unique human that you are. Stories are medicine for the soul they can connect us and they can change
1:17.2	the world and so in this podcast I'm listening to beautiful souls sharing their story,
1:24.2	what happened to them, how they got through and how they have healed and thrived despite everything
1:31.2	to arrive right here in this moment. Content warning if you are triggered by the themes of this
1:39.0	podcast please seek a help line in your city. Hey my beautiful friends, I am so blessed to meet the
1:51.4	most incredible humans on this podcast and Rev Allford has definitely been one of the sweetest
1:58.4	souls I've had the pleasure to connect with. Rev's mum deeply suffered with mental health
2:04.8	issues when Rev was growing up and Rev's child was completely immersed in trying to save her.
2:13.1	As she got more and more unwell, Rev's mum made multiple attempts to end her own life and Rev
2:20.4	was always there doing everything she could to pick up the pieces. When her mum finally succeeded,
2:27.6	Rev went through a ton of grief and anger. She was angry that her mum had left her.
2:35.6	After 12 months she decided she would go ahead and live her life to the fullest and she did.
2:43.2	She wanted something different for her life but over the years and after having kids of her own,
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