138. Drew #102: I Don't Want to Become My Mom

Sarah shares memories and scenes that are coming up now from her past as a child growing up in the Children of God cult. Since being in therapy, she is putting pieces of her past together with new per...

2 Mars 202342min

Drew is not forcing a change externally to feel better internally, having recently come out of a depressive episode. Doug reflects that he might be feeling better in part because he's allowing himself...

23 Feb 202345min

Sarah explores how impactful it was to not have someone that at least tried to protect her as a child growing up in a cult. Doug reinforces the concept that she's now re-parenting herself when she unc...

16 Feb 202340min

Drew is finding his groove again after a three month depressive episode. We highlight "inter-dependence" in his relationships right now in contrast to the people pleasing and co-dependence that marked...

9 Feb 202336min

Sometimes feeling misunderstood can lead to self-realization. Ouch, Meredith! Sarah sees herself objectively after hearing Mer's reaction to her from an earlier session. This leads Sarah to explore he...

2 Feb 202340min

Doug recaps the lost audio from session #86 with Drew comparing his depressive episode to turbulence on an airplane, and how we can manage our way through it. In the current session #87, Drew reflects...

23 Nov 202232min

Sarah attends a memorial for her cousin and is triggered at the service by seeing an abuser from her past in the cult. She is able to compartmentalize in the moment, let it out later with her family, ...

17 Nov 202240min

Sarah is feeling overwhelmed with a lot of little things stressing her out and one big thing coming up – her cousin's memorial. Doug helps Sarah stop and breathe, so she can acknowledge and process so...

3 Nov 202255min