March 13, 2025

How Childhood Trauma Can Ruin Your Relationships | Heal Thy Self W Dr. Jessica McGuire #363

How Childhood Trauma Can Ruin Your Relationships | Heal Thy Self W Dr. Jessica McGuire  #363

Your nervous system plays a powerful role in your relationships, attachment patterns, and emotional health. In this episode, Dr. G sits down with Dr. Jessica McGuire to explore childhood attachment, generational trauma, and how to build healthier connections by understanding your body's signals.

#wellness #podcast #childhood


Dr. Jessica McGuire

IG: @ repairing_the_nervous_system


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Timestamps:


00:01:54 - Attachment Patterns and Nervous System States


00:05:45 - Abandoning Yourself in Relationships


00:06:04 - The Role of Safety and Attachment in Childhood


00:09:17 - Interoception and Its Importance


00:11:30 - Impact of Narcissistic Parents on Children's Nervous Systems


00:13:01 - Developing Awareness of Your Nervous System


00:14:42 - Generational Trauma and Over-Coddling Children


00:18:02 - The Importance of Allowing Children to Feel Sadness


00:21:06 - Balancing Children's Emotions with Parental Mental Health


00:24:03 - Good Enough Parenting and Repairing Ruptures


00:26:39 - Making Children Feel Secure and Connected


00:31:31 - Misbehavior as a Bid for Connection


00:33:39 - Parenting and Accountability


00:34:18 - The Newborn's Nervous System and the Mother's Role


00:45:26 - The Impact of Home Environment on the Nervous System


00:48:21 - Understanding the Vagus Nerve


00:57:23 - The Nervous System of a Narcissistic Parent


01:06:15 - External Factors That Deregulate Us


01:08:29 - The Sophisticated Intelligence of the Nervous System


01:11:21 - Conclusion and Gratitude



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