516: The 3 Trauma-Driven Behaviors That Push People Away | Anna Runkle
The Genius Life
Max Lugavere
4.7 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
YouTube sensation Anna Runkle, better known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, joins Max to unpack the hidden ways trauma shapes how we connect — or disconnect — from others. They discuss the three trauma-driven behaviors that quietly push people away, the difference between PTSD and complex PTSD, and how to re-regulate your nervous system so you can build healthier, more authentic relationships. It’s raw, practical, and unexpectedly uplifting.
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| 0:29.7 | what up everybody it's episode 516 of the genius life. Let's go. The genius life. |
| 0:39.3 | Max Lugavir. |
| 0:43.3 | Max Lugavir. |
| 0:45.3 | What is the genius life? |
| 0:48.3 | The genius life. |
| 0:53.5 | What up everybody? Welcome back to the show. I'm your host, Max Lugavir. And today I'm sitting down |
| 0:57.9 | with YouTube sensation Anna Runkle, aka the crappy childhood fairy. What a moniker, whose new book |
| 1:03.8 | Connectibility is a manual for turning nervous system chaos into real world connection. If you've |
| 1:10.3 | ever wondered why you keep getting pulled |
| 1:11.9 | toward high-drama relationships, why small talk feels impossible, or why avoidance in lashing out |
| 1:17.6 | quietly hollow out your life, well, this one is for you. We get into the difference between |
| 1:21.9 | PTSD and complex PTSD, how dysregulation hijacks your choices, the three trauma-driven behaviors that |
| 1:29.2 | push people away, and Anna's deceptively simple daily practice to re-regulate fast. |
| 1:35.3 | We also talk red flag detection, how to create boundaries that actually stick, how to rebuild |
| 1:40.4 | a friend network, how clutter can actually signal stress, and quick resets that you can |
| 1:45.7 | use today. I loved having this conversation with Anna. She is a boss. Before we dive in, if you enjoy |
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