Parenting from survival mode is not love, it's trauma reenactment. In this raw and hopeful episode, Emily Cleghorn, founder of Mamahood After Trauma and bestselling author, shares how she stopped parenting from reactivity, healed her nervous system, and began mothering from peace. We talk about how unprocessed trauma lives in the body, what overwhelm really looks like, and why self-awareness is a muscle you can strengthen every day. Together we unlearn the cultural silence around pain and reclaim compassion — for ourselves and the generations after us.

Grab Emily's free Unlocking Peace Guide at mamahoodaftertrauma.ca.

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Healing the Mother Wound: How to Stop Parenting from Survival Mode

🎙️ Key Highlights

• Guest's "Crap to Unlearn": Living from survival mode, confusing hypervigilance for love, parenting from fear instead of peace.

• Kathy's tie-in: How unprocessed trauma becomes physical illness and generational repetition — and why awareness is the first step to freedom.

• Notable facts: Emily is founder of Mamahood After Trauma, host of the Mamahood After Trauma Podcast, and bestselling author of Rising from the Ashes and Breaking Free.

• Relatable signs: Snapping at your kids, chronic overwhelm, gut issues, people-pleasing, pretending everything's fine while feeling empty inside.

• Myths challenged: "What happens at home stays at home," "We don't talk that way," "Kids are resilient no matter what happens," "Peace must be earned."

• Guest freebie/CTA: Free Unlocking Peace Guide — seven-page download with emotional regulation tools at mamahoodaftertrauma.ca.

• Audience action step: Notice your next big reaction, pause, ask "What was that about?" and let the truth rise instead of pushing it down.

💡 Memorable Quotes

• "Peace isn't a luxury. It's your birthright." — Kathy

• "Trauma is what happens inside you when you face pain alone." — Emily

• "Self-awareness is a muscle; reflection is how you strengthen it." — Emily

• "We perform to survive, but healing starts when we stop pretending everything's fine." — Kathy

• "When you challenge everything, you can change anything." — Kathy

What if fear in the water is the same fear that's holding you back in life?

In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level Up: Your Soul is Calling, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Cori Myka, swim coach and transformation guide, to explore how learning to swim as an adult reveals the deeper conditioning we all carry.

Cori shares why so many adults avoid the water, how fear of sinking mirrors the fear of being seen, and what happens when we finally trust ourselves enough to let go. From swimming lessons to self-worth, Cori shows how confidence in the pool ripples out into confidence in everyday life. ✨

Connect with Cori Mika: https://adultswimlesson.com/

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🔑 Key Points

Why adults often carry deep fear when learning to swim

How fear in the water mirrors fear in everyday life

The hidden conditioning that teaches us to play small and stay quiet

Why owning your gifts and "tooting your own horn" isn't arrogance — it's empowerment

How facing fear in one area (like the pool) ripples into confidence everywhere

💬 Memorable Quotes From Cori Mika:

"The same fear that keeps someone from getting in the water is the fear that keeps them playing small in life."

"Learning to swim isn't just about strokes — it's about trust. Trusting the water, and trusting yourself."

"Tooting your own horn isn't arrogance. It's standing firm on your foundation so you can actually contribute."

From Kathy Baldwin:

"What struck me most was how fear in the pool looks exactly like fear in life — the fear of sinking, the fear of losing control, the fear of being seen."

"When we minimize ourselves, we don't just hide our gifts — we rob the world of what we're here to give."

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Why do diets fail and stress always seem to win?

In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level Up: Your Soul is Calling, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Deepak Saini, longevity coach and health strategist, to unpack the myths that keep us stuck, inflamed, and aging faster than we should.

Together, we dive into the hidden cost of "eat less, move more," the link between suppressed emotions and disease, and how stress and inflammation quietly shape our health, hormones, and energy. Deepak shares practical steps for reversing aging naturally, healing the nervous system, and reclaiming vitality from the inside out.

✨ Connect with Deepak at deepaksainihealth.com

📚 Explore Kathy's books Unlearn the Crap & Level UP: Your Soul is Calling and How I Unlearned MY Crap — available on Amazon and in bookstores.

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🔑 Key Points

Why the "eat less, move more" formula keeps people sick, stressed, and inflamed The hidden connection between stress, suppressed emotions, and disease

How inflammation accelerates aging and impacts hormones, gut health, and energy Daily practices to reprogram the nervous system and support longevity

Why unlearning old health myths is the key to reclaiming vitality

💬 Memorable Quotes

Deepak Saini: "Stress doesn't just live in your mind — it shows up in your body as inflammation, gut issues, and accelerated aging."

"You can't diet your way out of a nervous system that's stuck in survival mode."

"Longevity isn't about living longer, it's about living better — without pain, without burnout, and without disease."

Kathy Baldwin:

"What hit me was realizing how much of what I've carried in my body wasn't even mine — it was programming I needed to unlearn."

"We've been taught to push harder and do more, but what if healing starts by slowing down and listening to what the body has been saying all along?"