#71 Everything Starts with Self-Esteem

Find Your Voice, Change Your Life · Sep 29, 2022 · 34m

Today, I interview Clarissa Burt who tells us that her childhood was stressful and not very much fun. There was a lot of yelling, arguing, alcohol, and violence. Her father switched back and forth between Jekyll and Hyde, going from fun and kind to full of rage. Clarissa was the oldest child, and she spent much of her time trying to keep the peace, look after her abused mother, and check each bedroom to make sure everyone was still alive each morning.

She hadn't realized that she had formed the habit of checking the bedrooms until her mother pointed it out to her after the divorce when she…