I Refused to Pass Down Childhood Trauma | Episode 19

The Spiritual Realest · Jul 22, 2026 · 24m · transcript

My parents loved me, protected me, and did what they believed was best for me. But love and good intentions do not always prevent childhood wounds.

In this episode, I open up about being introduced to dieting at an early age, struggling to believe my body was acceptable as it was, and learning that parts of my personality did not always fit what others expected a girl to be. My mother wanted to protect me from how the world treated bigger bodies. My father wanted his only daughter to embrace her femininity. Neither of them intended to cause harm, but those experiences still shaped how I saw…