What No One Tells You About Parental Imprisonment With Georgina And LuLu
In this raw and emotional episode, I sit down with Lulu and Georgina—two sisters who grew up in the chaos of having a father in prison. What starts as a conversation about parental imprisonment unfolds into a powerful exploration of shame, silence, systemic failure, and the unbreakable bond between siblings who carried each other through the storm.We talk about what it’s really like for the children left behind:The raids.The media frenzy.Being judged by teachers, friends, and strangers.And the complete absence of support.Georgina was arrested at 17—just for being related to the man who committed the crime. Lulu was a child being searched at prison visits, isolated by her peers, and silently carrying the burden of a family under siege.Together, they’ve turned pain into purpose—becoming advocates for Children Heard and Seen, a charity supporting children affected by parental imprisonment.This conversation is a call to action. It’s about seeing the invisible victims of crime, breaking the cycle of silence, and reminding every child out there who’s been impacted: It’s not your fault.Key Topics Covered:Living with media stigma when a parent goes to prisonThe trauma of police raids and prison visits as a childThe emotional toll of secrecy, shame, and being judgedAttachment wounds and survival responsesHow families hold each other together in chaosThe desperate need for better support and resources for children of prisonersWhy advocacy matters and what needs to changeTrigger Warning: This episode contains emotional conversations around childhood trauma, imprisonment, police raids, and systemic neglect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Capitalism, Consciousness, and Narcissistic Parents, with Christian John
In this bold and unfiltered episode, I’m joined by Christian John — a truth-teller who walked away from a toxic family system and now uses his platform to speak the things most people are too afraid to say out loud.Together we explore:What estrangement really means — and why it’s often an act of survivalHow narcissistic abuse in families mirrors the dysfunction of societyThe performative trap of modern healing spacesRage, grief, identity, and the reclaiming of personal truthHow capitalism gaslights the nervous system and commodifies healingAnd why consciousness without community is just another echo chamberThis conversation is real, raw, and deeply validating for anyone who’s been scapegoated, silenced, or made to feel like they’re the problem.🔗 Follow Christian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hype.r.vigilance?igsh=MXUwbnJ6NzNiemlndA== Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Raised in a Cult to Finding Healing, with Karinne
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, religious trauma, suicide attempts, and domestic violence. Please listen with care.In this powerful episode of Dysfunctional, Karinne shares her story of surviving a childhood shaped by the Jehovah’s Witnesses — a group she now calls a cult — and parents who were both abusive and narcissistic.Kicked out at 16 after being groomed and blamed for it, Karinne found herself completely alone in the world, trauma-bonded to the very people who harmed her, and struggling to make sense of a reality she was never prepared for.What follows is a conversation about real healing — not the Instagram version with matcha and mantras, but the messy, angry, beautiful kind that happens when you start telling the truth.Together we explore:What it’s like growing up in a high-control religious cultThe impact of narcissistic parenting and spiritual abusePurity culture, fear-based control, and enforced submissionThe trauma bond and why it’s so hard to breakWhat healing actually looks like — day-to-day, years onKarinne is funny, fierce, and real. She’s not here to sugarcoat anything. This is what healing sounds like in real life.📲 Connect with Karinne on insta - @girl_inshambles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Wellness Industry Is Just Another Coping Mechanism with Sam Miller
Most people think they’re broken. Most people think dysregulation is a problem. Most people think the answer is to regulate, reframe, or reset.But what if all of that is just another distraction?Another way to bypass what actually needs to be felt?This episode is a full-bodied dismantling of the healing and wellness world as we know it — with the brilliant Sam Miller, who teaches Mind-Body Recovery through a trauma-informed, Jungian, and deeply embodied lens.We talk about:Why your symptoms might actually be your body healingHow emotional repression creates chaos in the systemWhy "cognitive reframing" is like shouting to the basement from the atticThe cult of regulation and fake safety in the healing spacePerformative masculinity, football fights, and the grief men won't feelAnd how real emotional healing often looks more like screaming, shaking, and collapsing into a ball in a sauna than it does cold plunges or coaching frameworksWe also dig into the absolute state of the wellness industry — the bypassing, the ego-led facilitators, and why a lot of what’s branded as “healing” is just a new costume for the same old disconnection.This one goes deep. It’s raw. It’s real.It’s Dysfunctional.Best place to find Sam is here - https://youtube.com/@the_mindful_gardener?si=WasM11Ci0DIGsXCg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reclaiming Sensitivity: The Truth About HSPs, Kids, and Healing with Dr Genevieve von Lob
Today, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Genevieve von Lob – clinical psychologist, conscious parenting coach, and author of Five Deep Breaths: The Power of Mindful Parenting. Genevieve is a powerful voice for highly sensitive people (HSPs), and she's on a mission to create healing spaces for parents and children who’ve never felt like they fit the mould.In this raw and deeply validating conversation, we explore what it really means to be highly sensitive in a world that often gets it wrong. We talk about the link between sensitivity and misdiagnosis, the emotional toll of being pathologized, and the damaging impact of growing up misunderstood.Genevieve shares why many sensitive children end up labelled, punished, or shamed – and how their intense emotional world can actually be their greatest gift. We discuss addiction, bullying, co-regulation, parenting struggles, empowered sensitivity, narcissistic abuse, and why true healing happens in community, not isolation.This is one of those conversations that might just change how you see yourself – or your child – forever.Find out more about Dr Genevieve von Lob here - www.drgenevieve.com@drgenevievevonlob (instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgenevieve/ (linkedin)01:00 Introduction to Dr. Genevieve Von Lobb02:59 Discovering High Sensitivity in Children06:19 Personal Journey and Understanding Sensitivity09:28 Challenges of Highly Sensitive Children13:21 Recognizing and Supporting Sensitive Children25:04 The Western Medical Model and Sensitivity34:19 Bullying and Sensitivity40:30 Understanding Trauma and Its Impact41:59 The Dilemma of Highly Sensitive People42:35 Ignoring Red Flags and Gut Instincts45:38 Energetic Entanglement and Boundaries47:12 The Reality of Bullying and Narcissism50:03 The Journey to Empowerment01:03:30 The Importance of Community Healing01:04:57 Final Thoughts and Future Plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I am shaking up the wellness industry and addressing the things that people usually avoid. With relentless curiosity and refusal to sweep things under the rug, this podcast is for those who crave truth over comfort and honesty over surface level BS. So, get yourself in the lotus position because I have no plan, no pretence and definitely no bypassing….. I’m Josh Connolly and this will probably be dysfunctional Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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