Surviving abuse being homeless for 7 years drugs crime violence and his healing journey- Miguel Dean

Becoming Parents Podcast · Mar 3, 2020 · 1h 4m

My mother suffered from anxiety and depression when I was born and when I was 7 months old she died of cancer. I went on to lose two other surrogate mothers before I was 5 years old. My stepmother was violent and abusive and my father was absent as I grew up.

This led to me being stuck in fight and flight as I grew up and resulted in low self-esteem. On leaving home I fell into a shadowy world of drugs, crime, violence, and homelessness. But at 27 the arrival of my firstborn son inspired me to begin my inner journey of healing and transformation which I am still on.

This journey has included…