Helping Our Kids Recognize Patterns of Abuse, Part 1- Podcast#649

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss the cyclical nature of abuse and how to recognize red flags and help our kids recognize them, too. They discuss Evan Rachel Wood’s documentary, Phoenix Rising about her history with Marilyn Manson, and how other documentaries and even personal stories have similar patterns and experiences. They discuss how to notice and create a conversation around grooming, love bombing, gaslighting, and isolation so we can help our kids develop healthy boundaries and recognize when they are being manipulated.

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0:00.0	Here we go. My name's Todd.
0:06.0	This is Gabi.
0:06.7	Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio.
0:08.9	This is podcast number 649, wireless and Zen Parenting Radio, because it'll help you to feel
0:15.6	outstanding.
0:16.4	And always remember our motto, which is that the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding.
0:24.5	Will you tease out the topic of today's show, my darling?
0:27.6	So I think we're going to talk about behaviors that can lead to negative outcomes.
0:36.2	How's that?
0:36.8	Okay.
0:37.4	So basically, we watched a documentary this weekend called Phoenix Rising, which is Evan
0:44.1	Rachel Wood's story about her experience with being abused, traumatized by Marilyn
0:49.7	Manson.
0:50.2	And we, while we may discuss that a little bit, you know, the experience we had with watching
0:58.2	it, it's really about the bigger picture of understanding what happens, what abusers do
1:06.5	to bring you in and the experiences that people have before they are abused, how trauma plays a
1:16.1	role in their life, and how to, you know, what does this have to do with parenting? Everything.
1:23.1	Because there are pieces of this that we can, as parents, be thoughtful about ahead of time in what we're teaching, what we're explaining, what we're sharing with our kids, and also realizing why being hard on our kids and not being someone they can connect with or have a relationship where they feel seen,
1:47.9	heard, valued, it leaves a vacuum for other people to come in and fill that role.
1:55.3	And that can, and again, this is, there is no always and never.
1:59.5	There are lots of different experiences in the mix here.
2:03.3	I just think that we can discuss some language and some challenges that present themselves
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