In this deeply honest conversation, Deborah Moffatt, author, speaker, and host of The Healing Version Podcast, opens up about her journey through childhood trauma, family dysfunction, abandonment wounds, and generational patterns that shaped her early life. From a childhood marked by instability to becoming a young mother, surviving abusive relationships, and navigating grief, Deborah shares the raw truth behind what it takes to break cycles that have lasted for generations.

Together, we explore how honesty, journaling, therapy, boundaries, and self-awareness became the tools that finally helped Deborah begin healing her inner child. She shares candid stories from her past, how becoming a mother changed her perspective on accountability, and why she believes healing is messy, nonlinear, and uniquely personal.

If you’ve ever struggled with family trauma, generational dysfunction, or the weight of past wounds, this episode will remind you that you can rewrite your story and you don’t have to have all the answers to start.

What We Discuss:

• Growing up in instability and emotional chaos
• Abandonment wounds, validation seeking & people-pleasing
• Becoming a young mother and breaking cycles for her kids
• Recognizing toxic relationships and patterns
• How therapy, journaling, and honesty sparked her healing
• Setting boundaries with family
• The truth about generational trauma
• Grace, accountability, and the reality of the healing journey
• Why healing is ugly, nonlinear, and deeply personal

Learn More About Deborah Moffatt & The Healing Version

The Healing Version Podcast
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healing-version-podcast/id1744092223

Ready to Start Your Healing Journey?
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https://dot.cards/thehealingversion

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