52|Surviving Childhood Trauma and Breaking the Generational Cycle: Janus Valeo’s Story

Intrepid Storytelling · Jul 6, 2026 · 1h 45m

How do you break a generational cycle of severe trauma when you were raised in the darkest of environments? Janus Vallejo grew up enduring severe trauma and profound boundary violations at the hands of the very people who were supposed to protect him. After surviving unimaginable horrors in his childhood and later during his military service, his unhealed wounds and profound dissociation manifested in devastating ways. Janus’s unresolved trauma led him down a destructive path where he caused harm to another and faced severe legal consequences. After losing everything, experiencing…