In this deeply resonant episode of Sherapy Sessions, Dr. Sherrie Campbell welcomes Tamarin Michel, a clinical psychologist turned holistic healer, to explore the profound impact of toxic family dynamics, navigating complex in-law situations, and the transformative potential of somatic healing and inner child work.

Topics include:

🍏 the power of somatic healing

🍏 how we hold trauma in our bodies

🍏 family dynamics are the common denominator in the creation of trauma

🍏 why reparenting ourselves is important

🍏 why setting boundaries is the path to your personal freedom

🍏 the profound value of developing the self-control to not engage in emotional games

🍏 the challenges in dealing with invasive in-laws

🍏 strategies to maintain emotional distance

Tamarin Michel is the founder of EmpowHER Healing, where she integrates clinical psychology with spirituality to offer a holistic approach to healing. Holding a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, she has a background in private practice in Los Angeles before relocating to Sydney, Australia.

Tamarin’s unique journey spans from working in Beverly Hills clinics to facilitating retreats in Bali, blending clinical expertise with intuitive energy work. She is dedicated to guiding individuals toward reclaiming their personal power, healing generational trauma, and embodying lasting peace and purpose.

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Episode Sponsors:

Betterhelp

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. My sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started:

https://betterhelp.com/drsherrie

BetterHelp, founded in 2013, is the world’s largest online therapy platform, offering accessible, affordable, and personalized mental health care.

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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

📌 [Book] The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship by Don Miguel Ruiz - https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Love-Practical-Relationship-Toltec/dp/1878424424

CONNECT WITH TAMARIN:

📌 Website: https://www.empowherhealing.com/

📌 Email: tamarin@empowherhealing.com

📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowherhealing/

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MY LATEST BOOK!!!

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve - https://amzn.to/3UhURWI

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MY TEDx TALK:

📌 TEDx Talk Not All Parents Are Good by Dr. Sherrie Campbell - https://youtu.be/deyHwDkG7oc

BOOKS BY DR. SHERRIE:

⚉ Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut. - https://amzn.to/3L3sMuA

⚉ But It’s Your Family…: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath - https://amzn.to/3tuNQEn

⚉ Your Pocket Therapist: Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself - https://amzn.to/3JBql1R

⚉ Success Equations: A Path to Living an Emotionally Wealthy Life - https://amzn.to/3uobd1u

⚉ Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person - https://amzn.to/36mlXp5...

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Sherrie sits down with Chantal Contorines to unpack the hidden realities of parenting with or after a relationship with a narcissist. Chantal brings deep wisdom, compassion, and clarity to one of the most complicated and painful dynamics families face today.

What we cover:

🍏 What led Chantal to specialize in narcissistic abuse and parenting after trauma

🍏 Why “co-parenting” with a narcissist isn’t actually co-parenting—and what to do instead

🍏 How humor and sarcasm can be used as tools of cruelty and control

🍏 The biggest myths society pushes about healing, forgiveness, and staying in toxic family dynamics

🍏 What someone should do when they first realize they might be dealing with a narcissist

🍏 Why narcissists care more about looking like good parents than actually being good parents

🍏 How Chantal balances her role as both educator and emotional support for survivors online

🍏 Subtle red flags of narcissistic behavior in early parenting dynamics

🍏 How to rebuild trust in yourself after long-term gaslighting and emotional abuse

🍏 A message of hope for any parent feeling guilt or self-doubt after leaving an abusive situation

Chantal Contorines is a coercive control "co-parenting" coach who helps protective parents learn to navigate the post separation abuse that they and their children experience.

She works privately with clients, has monthly masterclasses, "The Coercive Control Co-Parenting Collective" and a podcast, The Survivor's Playbook.

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Episode Sponsors:

Betterhelp

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. My sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started:

https://betterhelp.com/drsherrie

BetterHelp, founded in 2013, is the world’s largest online therapy platform, offering accessible, affordable, and personalized mental health care.

—

Hiya

Hiya is revolutionizing children's health with a pediatrician-approved, sugar-free multivitamin designed to nourish growing kids with the essential nutrients they need—without the junk. Made with 15 key vitamins and minerals, Hiya’s chewable formula is free from artificial sweeteners, dyes, and gummy additives, offering a cleaner, healthier approach to kids’ nutrition. Trusted by parents and loved by kids, Hiya is on a mission to build lifelong wellness habits from the very first bite.

Use my link 👉 https://hiyahealth.pxf.io/c/5964558/1730519/20098 to get 50% off of your first order with HIYA and free delivery!

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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

📌 [App] Our Family Wizard - https://www.ourfamilywizard.com/

CONNECT WITH CHANTAL:

📌 Website: https://chantalcontorinescoaching.com/

📌 Email: chantal@chantalcontorines.com

📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chantal.contorines.coaching/

📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chantal.contorines.coaching/

📌 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-contorines-311b3346/

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MY LATEST BOOK!!!

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve - https://amzn.to/3UhURWI

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MY TEDx TALK:

📌 TEDx Talk Not All Parents Are Good by Dr. Sherrie Campbell - https://youtu.be/deyHwDkG7oc

BOOKS BY DR. SHERRIE:

⚉ Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut. - https://amzn.to/3L3sMuA

⚉ But It’s Your Family…: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath - https://amzn.to/3tuNQEn

⚉ Your Pocket Therapist: Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself -...

So many of us spend years, sometimes a lifetime, chasing love, validation, or approval from family members who will never give it.

In this episode, we talk about how to see the pattern for what it is, why it’s so hard to stop, and what it really takes to walk away from the chase.

In this episode, we will cover:

🍏 Why we keep returning to toxic or emotionally unavailable relatives, even when we know it hurts

🍏The signs you’re stuck in a cycle of seeking approval that will never come.

🍏The first steps to break free from this exhausting pattern

🍏How to navigate the guilt, grief, and pushback that can come with setting boundaries

🍏Healthy ways to meet your emotional needs without family validation

🍏The most freeing truth about letting go of the love you’ll never get

Jacqueline Hurst is the UK's leading Life Coach. She is also a specialist in Advanced Structured Hypnotherapy and a Master NLP Practitioner. She has over 15 years of experience and has worked with over 5,000 clients. With many tools in her box, she uses a unique, specialized, and highly sophisticated technique to help clients drop their negative thoughts and behaviors, to get past their own limitations, and achieve a life they love.

Jacqueline is GQ Magazine's resident therapist and is regularly featured in the media as an expert in her field including The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, Harpers Baazar, The Times, Easy Living Magazine, The Daily Mail, BBC London Radio, Talk Radio, and the Oprah Winfrey Network. She has also worked alongside major brands including Clinique, Eve Lom, Space NK, Sweaty Betty, Lulu Lemon, and Bank of America.

She works with clients 1:1 by phone, Skype, or in person at her office in Mayfair in London. She also works with clients who bring her to their home country for a day, 3 days, or 5 days.

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Episode Sponsors:

Betterhelp

Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. My sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started:

https://betterhelp.com/drsherrie

BetterHelp, founded in 2013, is the world’s largest online therapy platform, offering accessible, affordable, and personalized mental health care.

—

Hiya

Hiya is revolutionizing children's health with a pediatrician-approved, sugar-free multivitamin designed to nourish growing kids with the essential nutrients they need—without the junk. Made with 15 key vitamins and minerals, Hiya’s chewable formula is free from artificial sweeteners, dyes, and gummy additives, offering a cleaner, healthier approach to kids’ nutrition. Trusted by parents and loved by kids, Hiya is on a mission to build lifelong wellness habits from the very first bite.

Use my link 👉 https://hiyahealth.pxf.io/c/5964558/1730519/20098 to get 50% off of your first order with HIYA and free delivery!

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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

📌 Lucille Ball - https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/lucille-ball

📌 ThinkUp App - https://thinkup.me/

CONNECT WITH JACQUELINE:

📌 Personal Website: https://www.jacquelinehurst.com/

📌 Business Website: https://www.thelifeclass.com/

📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Jacqueline_hurst_/

📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jhurstcoaching

📌 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-hurst-83a35628/

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MY LATEST BOOK!!!

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve - https://amzn.to/3UhURWI

*****

MY TEDx TALK:

📌 TEDx Talk Not All Parents Are Good by Dr. Sherrie Campbell - https://youtu.be/deyHwDkG7oc

BOOKS BY DR. SHERRIE:

⚉ Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain...