logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2024
10m 11s

2215: Four Steps Toward Healing The Pain...

Optimal Living Daily | Greg Audino
About this episode

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.

Episode 2215:

Dr. Margaret Rutherford explores the profound impact of parental hurt and offers four steps toward healing: acknowledgment, self-compassion, connecting past experiences with present behavior, and revealing your pain to a trusted person. Her compassionate approach provides actionable guidance for those seeking to overcome the emotional scars of a difficult childhood and build a healthier future.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/how-do-you-heal-from-parents-who-hurt-you/

Quotes to ponder:

"I’ve heard hundreds of stories of those who suffered terribly as children at the hands of the very people who were supposed to care for them."

"You may believe that if you deny or discount the hurt you endured as a child that you’ve got things under control. However, it doesn’t work that way."

"If you don’t feel it, you live it."

Episode references:

I Don’t Want to Talk About It: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684835398

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Today
2706: How to Let Go of Someone: The Essential Guide by Rebecca Crespo of Minimalism Made Simple on Setting Boundaries
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2706: Rebecca Crespo offers compassionate, actionable steps to release emotional ties when holding on becomes too painful. ... Show More
10m 1s
Yesterday
2705: Knowing What You Know Today - Would You Still Marry Your Partner? By Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Empathy and Commitment
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2705: Couples who thrive over time tend to “turn toward” one another, facing vulnerability, taking responsibility for mista ... Show More
9m 31s
Yesterday
2704: Why Postpartum Weight Loss Doesn't Mean Wellness by Crystal Karges on Mental Health and Intuitive Eating
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2704: Crystal Karges explores the emotional and identity shifts that come with new motherhood, challenging the harmful idea ... Show More
11m 58s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2024
2542: Four Vital Things to Realize When You’re Fighting About 'The Kids' by Dr. Margaret Rutherford
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2542:Discover the vital insights Dr. Margaret Rutherford offers on resolving parenting conflicts in a constructive manner. T ... Show More
10 m
Jun 2024
2590: 4 Ways to Help Children with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Emily Thompson of Gottman
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2590:Emily Thompson shares a profound journey of handling her son's PTSD following a traumatic car accident. She delves into ... Show More
9m 4s
Jun 2020
Gwyneth Paltrow x Nadine Burke Harris: How Does Childhood Trauma Impact Health Outcomes?
“You can’t grow up Black in America and not feel outraged by the terrible health disparities that are still going on every day,” says Nadine Burke Harris, MD, the first surgeon general of California. GP got on a video call with Harris, who is an expert on adverse childhood experi ... Show More
58m 21s
Jul 2021
The Destructive Effect Of Capitalism On Modern Parenting - Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Have you ever noticed that most of the problems we have right now take us back to how our caregivers treated us when we were kids? And the same thing is going to happen to our children, so where did it go wrong? We all want nothing but the best for our kids, but somehow things do ... Show More
31m 50s
Feb 2022
Mom & Dad: The “I Love You, Even When You’re Mad” Edition
On this week’s episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a complicated question about navigating unwanted attention—especially if the attention may be chalked up to a child’s appearance. Then they are joined by Deborah Farmer Kris, parent educator, education journalist, childre ... Show More
54m 1s
Dec 2023
136 - Why You Feel Empty (and How to Heal) ft. Dr Jonice Webb
Do you have big emotions or nearly none at all? Do you feel blocked off from others even when you want to connect? Ever wondered why intimacy seems to be so easy for everyone else? If yes, this episode is for you. This one is for the people who had ‘good parents’ and a ‘good chil ... Show More
51m 28s
Aug 2022
Childhood Wounds We Never Knew We Had (Until Kids) with Dr. Jean Cheng
Clinical psychologist Jean Cheng joins Janet to discuss the puzzling, painful, and self-defeating feelings that our children's behaviors can bring up in us as parents. No matter how well educated and prepared we are for this role, we might find ourselves overwhelmed and viscerall ... Show More
35m 25s
Nov 2022
Motherhood + Trauma with Aundi Kolber
Today we’re talking with Aundi Kolber—a mother, professional counselor, and author—about motherhood and trauma. For many of us, trauma is a word we have reserved for people who have gone through life-altering, dangerous, or abusive experiences, and we have never given attention t ... Show More
49m 32s
Jan 2023
Dr. Bruce Perry: How to raise resilient children, work on yourself and better understand the brain
In today’s episode (100th!!!) we are joined by co-host Claudia Belliveau and guest Dr. Bruce D Perry. Here’s what we talked about in this episode:  7:00 - How the brain is organized i.e. a layered cake13:23 - How to deal with after school - the sequence of engagement16:14 - How h ... Show More
1h 25m