S3.E2. They Did Their Best: How We Normalize Abuse

Oct 10

Anne and Alison talk with Geanne Meta, author of Parenting Well After Childhood Abuse, Be a Great Parent Even if Yours Were Crap. Geanne (pronounced Ge-Anne) is a mom, sister, wife, grandmom, friend, animal rescuer, good cook - and also, a childhood sexual abuse survivor who isn’t afraid to talk about it. She has a passion for sharing her story in hopes of helping the multitude of others who suffer in silence.

Show Notes:

Anne is currently reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
We talk about emotional eating in S2.E16. with Caleb Nichols
Jon Claytor talks about owning a bar and alcoholism in S1.E31.
Geanne’s book, Parenting Well After Childhood Abuse, Be a Great Parent Even if Yours Were Crap
Geanne’s children’s book, What’s Artemis Afraid Of?

Alison Cebulla

Alison Cebulla, MPH, is a trauma science and psychological safety educator, founder of Tend Collective, and creator of Kind Warrior. She helps people quit sugar, heal emotional eating, and build resilience. Armed with a wildly expensive Master’s in Public Health from Boston University and a UC Berkeley degree in saving the planet, she’s worked in ecological nonprofits, Fair Trade advocacy, and trauma prevention.

She’s led workshops from Paris to NYC, written for HuffPost, and once got a crowd to reveal their deepest secrets to strangers. A trail-running, meditating, food-growing nomad, she’s been bouncing around Europe and beyond since 2023.

Kind Warrior started in 2012 as a “What if I stopped saying anything mean?” challenge and is now a hub for travel, personal growth, relationships, and resilience. Follow along, take a course, and let’s heal together.

https://kindwarrior.co

S3.E2. They Did Their Best: How We Normalize Abuse

Show Notes:

S3.E3. Mobbing: When Families Outcast the Truthteller

S3.E1. The Safety Dance: Embodied Healing