I met my partner. We never married. He was very charismatic and he told me everything I had been

longing for that Prince Charming to say to me. He had told me how beautiful I was and how any man

who would let me go would just be crazy and and it was music to my ears. I just thought he's

wonderful and he was funny and he was just really just had this fantastic personality and just

oozed charisma. I could see alarm bells and warning signs already right at the get-go with that

relationship. 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 here we are in the

December I can't believe it. The lead up to Christmas you know it can be such a joyful time

for so many of us but for so many it's the most difficult time of the year. This episode has been

scheduled here at the start of December because many many women who are in abusive relationships

find this time leading up to Christmas more volatile and difficult than any other triggers height

and violence a Christmas time tensions are high as household budgets are stretched separated families

come together men who are abusive are spending more time at home and the alcohol is flowing a

recipe for when it can all go wrong. This week I'm chatting with Sandy Jay. Sandy is a mindset coach

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