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In this deeply honest and emotional conversation, we explore what addiction really does

not just to the person struggling, but to the entire family system.

My guest, Donna Marston, is an author, family recovery specialist, harm reduction trainer, and founder of Sharing Without Shame. She shares her lived experience of navigating her son’s addiction, the weight of shame, and the moment everything began to shift toward healing.

This episode opens up the raw truth behind:

The hidden emotional toll on parents and families

Shame, guilt, and self-blame in addiction

Why “just stop” is not the answer

The difference between helping and unhealthy enabling

Boundaries, healing, and unconditional love without self-abandonment

What real recovery looks like for both individuals and families

If you’ve ever loved someone through addiction or felt lost in the process of trying to save them this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Healing begins when silence ends.

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Can AI actually help with mental health and trauma healing?Or are we becoming too dependent on technology for emotional support?In this powerful conversation, Anne Peshka sits down with therapist Jeremy Schneider to explore the growing role of AI in mental health, trauma recovery, self-awareness, and emotional healing.They discuss:The difference between using AI for guidance vs. emotional dependenceWhy AI can reinforce validation and confirmation biasThe risks of using AI for relationship adviceHow AI may help people struggling with anxiety and panic attacksChildhood trauma, self-awareness, and nervous system regulationInternal Family Systems (IFS), CBT, self-care, and healing practicesWhy human connection and therapy still matterThe future of AI in therapy and mental health supportJeremy also shares his perspective as both a therapist and someone personally exploring AI tools for emotional support and self-reflection.This episode is honest, thought-provoking, and deeply relevant to the world we’re living in today.Get ready for a conversation about healing, technology, boundaries, and what it really means to reconnect with yourself.Connect with Jeremy SchneiderWebsite: Build On Your StrengthGet Anne Peshka’s Journal FREE through May 31st:Free Journal ResourceGet Anne’s Book Trauma RecycledTrauma RecycledBuy the Book on AmazonIf this conversation resonated with you:Subscribe for more healing and growth conversationsLike this videoShare it with someone navigating trauma, anxiety, or self-discoveryComment your thoughts below: Can AI support healing without replacing human connection?#MentalHealth #TraumaHealing #AI #Therapy #ChildhoodTrauma #HealingJourney #SelfAwareness #InternalFamilySystems #CBT #AnxietySupport #PersonalGrowth

In this powerful episode of TRAUMA RECYCLED CONVERSATIONS: Finding Hope in Despair, I had the honor of joining Jennifer Dyan Goston on Once Upon a Time In Adoptee Land for a deeply honest conversation about adoption, trauma, resilience, healing, and hope.

As both an adoptee and a birth mother, I share my lived experiences navigating:

• Growing up as the oldest of eight in an abusive household

• Homelessness, survival, and addiction

• Placing my son for adoption during one of the hardest seasons of my life

• Breaking cycles of trauma

• Healing through kindness, connection, and self-worth

• Writing my memoir Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse, and Healing

This conversation explores what it means to move through shame, judgment, grief, and identity while still choosing healing, purpose, and hope.

A heartfelt thank you to Jennifer Dyan Goston for creating safe and meaningful spaces for adoptee voices and honest conversations through Once Upon a Time In Adoptee Land.

Learn more about Jennifer:jenniferdyanghoston.com

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What happens when the person placed for adoption grows up to place a child herself?

Anne Peshka, author of Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse, and Healing, joins Jennifer Diane Ghoston for a conversation that covers the full arc of the adoptee and birth mother experience. As the oldest of eight children raised in an abusive home, Anne learned early that no one was coming to save her. That hard truth became the foundation of everything she built.

Anne speaks openly about placing her son for adoption while homeless, navigating judgment without shame, and how small acts of kindness from strangers became the catalyst for her healing. She also shares what it took to write her memoir, and why she believes trauma can be recycled into your greatest power.

This conversation is honest, layered, and forward-moving.

Topics include: adoptee identity, relinquishment without coercion, navigating shame and judgment, the power of kindness, self-motivation born from survival, and what it means to do the work.

This episode may bring up strong emotions. Please take good care of yourself while listening.

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Look at that moon. Look at that sunrise. 🌙🌅 This is why I walk in the morning.Today's journal prompt hit me right in the chest, the version of yourself you see clearly versus the version you're actually living.Most of us know exactly who we want to be. We can picture it. The land. The peace. The freedom. The life that feels like ours. Yet we're punching a time clock, getting by, and filing that dream away for someday.Why do we do this to ourselves?Did someone tell us we had to choose a different life? Did our environment, our family, our church give us the impression that the life we dreamed of wasn't available to us?Here's what I know - all the rules are your rules. Every single one of them is a product of your thoughts, your actions, and your reactions.You don't have to overhaul everything overnight. But can you do one thing today that moves you toward the life you actually want?Just one thing.Write it out. This is how the shift happens. 📓🔥 Get your free journal:https://annepeshka.com/resources/📚 Get Trauma Recycled on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recycled-Memoir-Adoption-Healing/dp/B0DXQ4RMS3🎙️ Listen to Trauma Recycled Conversations on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQSN6KsWPQYj27W6ml6fu💛 Join Rooted & Rising Real Talk on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/rootedandrisingrealtalk🌐 Visit: https://annepeshka.com🔔 Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/@AnnePeshka

Walk with me this morning - Boom. Just like that, you've got a fresh start today. 🌅If you're listening to this it means you're still here. Do you know how many people didn't get another one? So what are you going to do with this day?Today's journal prompt is a powerful one, what are you proud of?Not just the big things. The promotion. The house. The baby. But the small things too. The ones you feel like you can't tell anybody about because they seem too insignificant.Maybe you learned to walk into a room without hiding. Maybe you finally made that pasta dish perfectly. Maybe you said hello to a stranger and didn't shake.Those are not small things.And here's the real question, who told you they were? Who led you to believe that your wins weren't worthy of celebrating? Because you didn't come into this world thinking that. That was taught. And what was taught can be unlearned.Someone else's actions do not get to dictate your emotions. That's yours.Give yourself fifteen minutes today. Write it out. You are worth that. 📓🔥 Get your free journal:https://annepeshka.com/resources/📚 Get Trauma Recycled on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recycled-Memoir-Adoption-Healing/dp/B0DXQ4RMS3🎙️ Listen to Trauma Recycled Conversations on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQSN6KsWPQYj27W6ml6fu💛 Join Rooted & Rising Real Talk on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/rootedandrisingrealtalk🌐 Visit: https://annepeshka.com🔔 Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/@AnnePeshka

It's a little chilly in South Florida this morning but the birds don't seem to mind. 🐦 Nature is alive out here.This one is for everyone working through Day 3 of the journal, but honestly it's for all of us.How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? How do you feel in the middle of the day? How do you feel as it winds down?For a long time I woke up feeling like — here's another day. Just gonna muddle through it. Hopeless. Dejected. Feeling like a full life just wasn't meant for me.That's what unchecked thoughts do. They control your actions, your mind, your entire life.But here's what I know now, answer these questions honestly and you cannot imagine the freedom that's about to come. 📓Get outside today. Enjoy this day. You deserve a full one.🔥 Get your free journal:https://annepeshka.com/resources/📚 Get Trauma Recycled on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recycled-Memoir-Adoption-Healing/dp/B0DXQ4RMS3🎙️ Listen to Trauma Recycled Conversations on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQSN6KsWPQYj27W6ml6fu💛 Join Rooted & Rising Real Talk on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/rootedandrisingrealtalk🌐 Visit: https://annepeshka.com🔔 Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/@AnnePeshka