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, my beautiful friends, I hope you're well.

I really loved sharing Leanne's story last week about the effects that physical abuse

had on her as a child and still impacts her life daily.

I loved giving that story a voice here on the podcast and I wanted to remind you that

if you have a story or a part of your story, something that you feel is important to share,

please let me know.

Send me a message or an email and I would love to share more of your stories in this

way.

It's impossible for me to personally chat to everyone, but by reading your stories, it

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