my grandmother did it pass away, but we had a very, very, very close relationship growing up.

She was truly like a second mom losing her was really hard. A lot of people, you feel like they

have that one person that they can go to that will hug them and hold them no matter what happens

and always be their cheerleader of will never judge them. And I feel like I lost that person

of my life and I lost her at a very young age, which was really hard.

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.

Hello beautiful souls, welcome to another episode of how my parents raised me.

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You know, it only takes one person to end generational trauma in a family. The generations of

abandonment or abuse or judgment or whatever has come before us can be so deeply entrenched.

As little kids, we don't even need to be told that the love we're receiving is conditional.

We learn that. We don't need to be told that we're unimportant. We learn that and perhaps our

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