Spillin’ the Tea on My Family Secrets- This is How Family Dysfunction Gets Passed Down- Part 2 | Episode 252

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Through recovery, I have radically changed my ways, healed my trauma, and changed my deeply entrenched patterns of behavior. By sharing my and my family’s secrets, I hope to show that dysfunction doesn’t always look the way you might think so that you might recognize patterns of your own dysfunction and begin to heal in the ways that I have healed. This week on episode 252 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I am spillin’ more tea on my family secrets, sharing how family dysfunction gets passed down.

If you haven’t listened to part 1, I recommend you go back and listen. You’ll get way more context on why I’m sharing these secrets. You can listen to that here.

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In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m spilling more of my family’s secrets. More specifically, I share how I came to the understanding that aiding in the secrecy of my mom’s smoking led me to hide my own smoking habits over the years.

As I mentioned last week, I share all of this to shine light on the darkness of our past. As we say in recovery, “we are as sick as our secrets” and I want to be well.

Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.

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Ep 67: Why we say, “The Truth Shall Set You Free”

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1. Spillin’ the Tea on My Family Secrets- This is How Family Dysfunction Gets Passed Down (00:00:00)

2. Barb recounts growing up in a dysfunctional family with gaslighting and lying. (00:04:15)

3. Barb discusses how she picked up the habit of smoking and began hiding it from her family, just like her mother. (00:09:21)

4. Barb's therapist suggests that quitting smoking may have been a way for her to resolve unconscious issues, but she finds this idea unsatisfying. (00:13:51)

5. Through recovery, Barb has changed her patterns of behavior and wants to help others do the same. (00:18:45)

6. Barb Nangle shares her experience with family dysfunction and how it affected her relationships, including her romantic relationships, until she found recovery and improved her relationship with herself. (00:23:18)