Emotionally Damaged Parents & The Childhood Trauma It Brings with Justin Long - Episode 234

<p>This episode is all about breaking the cycle of parental childhood trauma. Many parents suffer catastrophic losses, traumas or even abuse at a very young age and subsequently go on to raise their own kids the same way, often with dire consequences. Mark speaks from personal experience and we can all relate to some degree, that even when we’ve forgiven the abuse, it is difficult to escape the cycle and it takes most men an entire lifetime to truly figure it all out.</p> <p>This is a very strong attempt at making sense of emotional damage. Damage that caused many men to battle it out with their identity. Struggling with our masculine identity as a result of childhood trauma is something we all experience in some form. How we deal with it, and how it manifests into adulthood is something we are ultimately responsible for. But there is a lack of education on the topic. Ian and Mark go through it all, from the internal tools, to vulnerability, gender roles, and allowing yourself to feel.</p> <p>The only thing more terrifying than living with emotional childhood wounds is allowing those experiences to negatively impact your future relationships. It’s time to talk about childhood trauma and how the impacts are not being addressed. Mark talks about how men should be more vulnerable, the ultimate message is for us to understand ourselves and be honest. When we make choices to be honest, we take control of our lives. The more self-aware we become, the stronger our decisions and actions can be. Only then can we begin to move forward.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>In this episode, you will learn about</strong></p> <p>[[00:07:14]] Emotionally Damaged Parents</p> <p>[[00:07:51]] Turning to work and alcohol</p> <p>[[00:09:23]] How I developed my identity</p> <p>[[00:10:23]] Seeking Approval</p> <p>[[00:14:06]] Primary Caregivers’ Failure</p> <p>[[00:14:26]] Your value doesn't come from exterior things</p> <p>[[00:21:14]] When I stopped living for others &amp; started living for me</p> <p>[[00:21:43]] It takes a supportive partn