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).
Today, Rhiannon will speak about her experience with being an adult of childhood divorce.
In this interview, we talk about:
- The lead up to Rhiannon's parents' divorce from her 8 year old perspective
- How the divorce affected her childhood - her emotional health and her view on love afterwards
- How her healing process was, whether she's forgiven her parents, and how the divorce affected her as a young adult and into adulthood
Rhiannon's email: rhichi@gmail.com
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Can you set the scene for your childhood?
10:11 How was the lead up to the divorce? Was there a lot of fighting in the months leading up to it?
14:23 How were you processing the physical altercations?
15:46 What advice would you give to someone in a similar situation today?
18:06 Did you tell friends or did you try to hide it?
24:43 Was making friends tough because it was hard to trust people?
26:26 How was your emotional health? Did you hide your emotions?
30:23 How was your relationship with love after seeing your parents divorce?
40:40 Did you have conversations with your partner about your triggers and past?
45:43 What has helped you the most in healing? Therapy, books?
49:45 Any recommendations you have to people who are friends with someone who has gone through a childhood divorce?
54:50 What do you think about the healing process?
1:00:02 Have you recognized your strength as a child?
1:03:33 Have you had any conversations with your parents in adulthood about your childhood?
1:06:51 Have you forgiven your parents?
1:12:40 How is your relationship with that time period in your life today?
1:15:17 Is there anything we didn’t cover that you think might be of value?
1:18:48 What’s the best way to support you?