S14 E16 - Mothering Our Little Places (with Brya Hanan)
About This Episode
In this week's episode, we welcome Brya Hanan, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, to share how we can learn to engage as an adult with the young parts of ourselves. Brya shares her story, the trauma she experienced as a child, and how it affected not only her self-perception but also how she related to others. She reflects on her healing journey and shares practical ways you can begin your healing journey. We also chat about how our unmet needs as a child can affect us as adults, how to have compassion for ourselves in our brokenness, and why healing ourselves allows us to love those around us much more fully.
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Show Notes
One Thing We Love This Week:
Sister Miriam’s one thing - Lentil Curry and Naan Bread
Michelle’s one thing - Her husband, Chris, and his loving support
Heather’s one thing - Her parents
Brya’s one thing - Barre Classes!
Discussion Questions:
What “templates” of wounds and experiences do you find yourself living through?
In your healing journey, when have you experienced things getting worse before they got better? What made the change for the better?
What does your inner child need to hear today?
When do you feel dysregulated?
When do you feel well-regulated?
Journal Questions:
Where do I sense deep divides within myself?
How do I care for others as a way of avoiding care for myself?
What would it look like for me to befriend my inner child?
What are my defense mechanisms?
Is it time to seek out therapy?
Quote to Ponder:
Scripture for Lectio Divina
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