I don't think they wanted to acknowledge that I was not perfect because I feel like when

the narcissistic parents, they always want to put that appearance up front that we have the

perfect family, we have the perfect kids, we have the perfect house. Ultimately, I don't think

they wanted to admit that I was not perfect and I think they tried to do everything they could

to just cover that up to maintain the appearances and to maintain the image for sure.

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, welcome back to the podcast, it's so great to have you here. I have a really

important story for you to hear this week. I'm speaking with Teresa and Teresa grew up in a family

she describes as narcissistic, they are steeped in generational conditioning and trauma and

and they can't see past that their entire life revolves around how things look to the outside world

and their focus is on ensuring that everything they do as a family as individuals shows up

in the best light to the outside world and of course that's what so many of us are doing and so

many of our families are doing it's all about it's all about the look do you look like you're doing

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