Healing Your Inner Child with Moira Dadd

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This episode discusses the healing journey of Moira Dadd after experiencing childhood abandonment, stays in multiple orphanages, and the death of her mother by suicide. While this podcast is intended to facilitate healing and hold space for all, some listeners may be troubled by the subject matter.

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Transcripts available at https://tobydorr.com/podcast-schedule/

“I kept saying no to my inner critic. No, no. Thank you. Thank you so much for taking care of me. I don't need you anymore.

I imagine tussling with them sometimes, but I'm a superhero now. No, no, no. Retire."

- Moira Dadd, international bestselling author of the memoir Cherishing Me: Letters to a Motherless Child and today’s guest on Fierce Conversations with Toby

In this episode, Moira and Toby embark on a profound conversation that touches on the delicate process of healing your inner child. Join us as we explore the power of forgiveness, both to others and to self, and how it has the potential to reshape your world and free you from the chains of the past. Moira's journey is an inspiring testament to the transformation that becomes possible when we confront our inner wounds and learn to forgive.

Some of our fierce topics today:

[00:05] Introduction and Guest Introduction

[01:06] Favorite Color and its Significance

[02:02] Crossroads and Seeking Help

[03:26] Early Life in Foster Homes and Orphanage

[06:26] Importance of the Grieving Process

[15:50] Moving from Doing to Being

[21:57] Reprogramming Negative Childhood Experiences and Embracing Ones Inner Child

[24:27] Fear of Failure and Fear of Success

[28:14] Embracing the Concept of "I Am Enough".

[31:53] Writing a Healing Memoir

[34:16] Gaining Gifts from Challenging Childhood Experiences

[35:56] Conclusion and Encouragement for Personal Growth

About Moira Dadd

Moira and her husband, Graham, a retired ordained Minister in the United Reformed Church, enjoy a busy and fulfilling life on the south coast of England. She has been blessed with three sons, two stepdaughters, their wonderful spouses and ten gorgeous grandchildren. Having suffered a profoundly painful and traumatic childhood through losing her mother to suicide in infancy, she spent several years in an orphanage followed by ten years with her sister in an abusive family before making her own way in the world, which she has indeed accomplished with aplomb!

She is a trained Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of NLP and created a thriving private therapy practice which continues to this day. She gained her diploma in humanistic counselling in 2004, quickly followed by her certificate in education teaching diploma. She then embarked on her master’s degree in transpersonal arts and practice where she graduated with distinction in 2007. Her training continued in Sensorimotor Trauma Psychotherapy and Lifespan Integration. She has also been a volunteer facilitator of bereavement support groups for Cruse Bereavement for over ten years. Her therapeutic practices are beautifully complemented by her work as a funeral and wedding celebrant. She continues her journey of growth, healing, and service to others.

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