Rhiannon is a Trauma Specialist. She is an Outpatient therapist specializing in LGBTQ+ issues, PTSD/cPTSD, and cultural trauma and is currently under pre-licensed supervision (LMHC).
\nToday, Rhiannon will speak about her experience with being an adult of childhood divorce.
\nIn this interview, we talk about:
\n- The lead up to Rhiannon's parents' divorce from her 8 year old perspective
\n- How the divorce affected her childhood - her emotional health and her view on love afterwards
\n- How her healing process was, whether she's forgiven her parents, and how the divorce affected her as a young adult and into adulthood
\nRhiannon's email: rhichi@gmail.com
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\nTime Stamps:
\n0:00 Intro
\n0:54 Can you set the scene for your childhood?
\n10:11 How was the lead up to the divorce? Was there a lot of fighting in the months leading up to it?
\n14:23 How were you processing the physical altercations?
\n15:46 What advice would you give to someone in a similar situation today?
\n18:06 Did you tell friends or did you try to hide it?
\n24:43 Was making friends tough because it was hard to trust people?
\n26:26 How was your emotional health? Did you hide your emotions?
\n30:23 How was your relationship with love after seeing your parents divorce?
\n40:40 Did you have conversations with your partner about your triggers and past?
\n45:43 What has helped you the most in healing? Therapy, books?
\n49:45 Any recommendations you have to people who are friends with someone who has gone through a childhood divorce?
\n54:50 What do you think about the healing process?
\n1:00:02 Have you recognized your strength as a child?
\n1:03:33 Have you had any conversations with your parents in adulthood about your childhood?
\n1:06:51 Have you forgiven your parents?
\n1:12:40 How is your relationship with that time period in your life today?
\n1:15:17 Is there anything we didn\u2019t cover that you think might be of value?
\n1:18:48 What\u2019s the best way to support you?