Episode 38: Lannette West from MILF MANOR 2 Breaking Generational Curses and Surviving Childhood Trauma!
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05/20/25 • 51 min
Lynette West shares her powerful journey of recognizing and healing from childhood sexual abuse by her grandfather while growing up in a violent home. Through isolated flashbacks that eventually converged into a coherent narrative, she discovered how trauma shaped her self-hatred, addiction struggles, and relationship patterns with abusive partners.
• Childhood trauma memories often appear as disconnected flashbacks without context
• Trauma survivors frequently gravitate toward familiar but harmful situations that mirror their childhood experiences
• Repressed memories can surface when the brain recognizes you're emotionally ready to handle them
• Hypervigilance and dissociation (like counting lamp tassels) are common coping mechanisms during abuse
• Depression and suicidal ideation are frequent companions of unaddressed childhood trauma
• Children with parents who commit suicide are 70% more likely to commit suicide themselves
• Breaking generational curses requires commitment to healing despite ongoing struggles
• Recovery isn't linear – healing is an ongoing journey that requires persistent effort
• Speaking openly about trauma can bring freedom and help others who are suffering silently
• Finding purpose through pain by helping others can transform traumatic experiences into something meaningful
Follow Lynette on Instagram @Lynette.West to connect and continue the conversation.
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Lynette West shares her powerful journey of recognizing and healing from childhood sexual abuse by her grandfather while growing up in a violent home. Through isolated flashbacks that eventually converged into a coherent narrative, she discovered how trauma shaped her self-hatred, addiction struggles, and relationship patterns with abusive partners.
• Childhood trauma memories often appear as disconnected flashbacks without context
• Trauma survivors frequently gravitate toward familiar but harmful situations that mirror their childhood experiences
• Repressed memories can surface when the brain recognizes you're emotionally ready to handle them
• Hypervigilance and dissociation (like counting lamp tassels) are common coping mechanisms during abuse
• Depression and suicidal ideation are frequent companions of unaddressed childhood trauma
• Children with parents who commit suicide are 70% more likely to commit suicide themselves
• Breaking generational curses requires commitment to healing despite ongoing struggles
• Recovery isn't linear – healing is an ongoing journey that requires persistent effort
• Speaking openly about trauma can bring freedom and help others who are suffering silently
• Finding purpose through pain by helping others can transform traumatic experiences into something meaningful
Follow Lynette on Instagram @Lynette.West to connect and continue the conversation.
Follow me on Instagram @bh_life_is_crazy
Go to my website brandonheld.com. Select Podcast page and Subscribe!
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• Our ancestors followed effort-reward-rest cycles naturally, but modern life provides too much instant gratification
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Find Andy West at DopamineMountain.com and on social media platforms as Dopamine Mountain. You can also find her on Amazon.
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Brandon Held - Life is Crazy - Episode 38: Lannette West from MILF MANOR 2 Breaking Generational Curses and Surviving Childhood Trauma!
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Welcome .
Speaker 1Welcome back to Brandon Held . Life is Crazy .
Speaker 1I am so excited about today . I have someone on that I am so excited to talk to . She was on MILF Manor Season 2 , and I watched the whole season and she got screwed over on that show . But we're not going to talk about that . Th
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