Are You Abusing Yourself?
Featured Videos
•
1h 9m
How does a child who knows exactly what it feels like to be abused grow up to become an abuser?
How does someone who has experienced unimaginable pain turn around and inflict that same pain on another innocent child?
What actually happens to a child's mind when the very people who were supposed to protect them are the ones who hurt them?
These are some of the deeply uncomfortable questions we explore in this week's episode of Inspired Living.
Raizy sits down with Devorah Leah Ashkenazi, a somatic healer, BodyTalk practitioner, and life coach, for a conversation that takes us deep into the psychological and emotional effects of childhood abuse.
But then the conversation takes a turn.
Because sometimes, the person we most hurt is ourselves.
What if the voice in your head telling you that you're worthless, that you don't deserve happiness, that you're not allowed to enjoy your life, isn't actually yours?
We explore how childhood trauma can shape the way we think, feel, trust and see ourselves. How pain can become so familiar that we no longer recognize life without it. And how someone can escape an abusive environment yet continue living with its effects for decades.
We talk about anger and Where was Hashem when all of this was happening?
How can someone whose understanding of love and safety was shattered learn to feel loved by Hashem?
This one is for every woman who has ever been her own worst enemy.
Some conversations are interesting. Others stay with you long after they're over.
You owe it to yourself to watch this one.
Up Next in Featured Videos
-
Are You Too Nice?
Featuring Rachel Hercman, LCSW, relationship therapist.
In this episode, we unpack people-pleasing, boundaries and giving. We talk about when saying yes comes from generosity and when it comes from anxiety. We explore healthy giving, guilt, feedback, and how much weight to give other people’s opi...