because through inner work, I really did discover that my chronic illnesses were,

look what you did to me. I wasn't saying that, I wasn't conscious of it,

but on some level, I was like, my turbulent childhood resulted in this.

Like, look, how am I going to have a nice life? And I wanted them to be sorry.

And I wasn't getting the sorry because there wasn't the point,

the point was for me to heal. But sorry did come over years of time.

Like I said, we went our separate ways and we all did different healing.

And I feel like I had to liberate my voice that was forced to be quiet as a child.

And I had to find out who I really was and what I'm really here for.

And healing these chronic illnesses and letting go of this victim,

mentality, and blame. And I'm just so bad of a person. I shouldn't even be here.

I had to heal all of this. And then my parents could also see me in a different light as well.

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

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