Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
Erin Hearts
Grace + Boundaries is a weekly memoir in a podcast! Follow host, Erin Hearts, as she shares how she navigates trauma while setting boundaries from her higher self. Traumas, big or small, can add up to broken relationships within a family. These traumas continue being passed down until we take steps to repair and mend our broken hearts with self-care and psychological education. Gaining emotional maturity is also a large part of the path towards grace and boundaries. Erin has walked the path of trauma recovery for the past decade, and is learning day by day how to evolve from the hurt she feels in order to become the graceful, loving woman she has always intended to be. Erin has a Master's degree in Education, creatively teaches middle school, is a musician, and loves being a single mom to her tweenaged boy. Grace + Boundaries has been the name of this podcast since July 2023.
From November 2021- June 2023, this podcast was called "Self-Care for Survivors of Trauma." This podcast is a community of honest, open-minded survivors of all types of trauma, big and small. Each week, host Erin Hearts will discuss an aspect of self-care- emotional, physical, spiritual, etc.- and share how she navigates life's challenges by doing special things for herself and making time for herself each day. Erin believes that learning how to take care of ourselves is the key to healthy relationships with others, and she's devoted the past six years to studying and practicing how to better love and support herself and her loved ones. Erin is a single mom, teacher, musician, and highly sensitive person. Instagram: @iheartserin
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Episode 15: Covert Narcissism and Disconnection
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
03/07/22 • 13 min
One day in 2015 I Googled the words "Emotional Abuse" and I couldn't believe my eyes! My life was there in black and white. Everything I read lead me back to one word: narcissism. But it wasn't the overt narcissist that I was dealing with. It took me a while longer to learn there is more than one type.
We've all heard the word "narcissism" overused, but have you heard of the covert narcissist? These individuals are extra tricky to discover, and usually we only discover them when we are in a very close relationship with one. Even after using the label to help me protect myself from these types of people in my life, I still question myself at times because they can present as such do-gooders in certain areas of their lives.
Listen to hear the one golden nugget from my therapist about the true effect of being in a relationship with a covert narcissist.
If you think you might be in a relationship with a narcissist, start learning and seek help. Here are some resources that helped me:
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/covert-narcissist-signs/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/emotional-abuse
Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37660370-the-covert-passive-aggressive-narcissist
Book: 30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics by AB Admin
Book: Dodging Energy Vampires By: Christiane Northrup, M. D.
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
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Episode 113: Single Parents Building Community with Shoshana Alexander
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
01/20/24 • 49 min
As a single parent, have you ever felt like you're seen as a reject, or as if you're wearing a scarlet letter? Shoshana Alexandra is here today to help reframe that outdated stigma that I have felt as a single parent, and maybe you have, too.
Shoshana Alexandra wrote a book called "In Praise of Single Parents: Mothers and Fathers Embracing the Challenge." It's become a place of refuge for me as I learn how to feel connected in a society that still professes the need for the nuclear family model (which is actually very unnatural according to anthropological research!) What we do need is to "expand the family!" Shoshana created a rich community surrounding her son, who had 13 Godparents that helped raise him! They are still in his life to support and guide him when he needs it.
Shoshana and I discuss the dysfunction in our relationships that led to us becoming single parents, the idea of "double parenting," how to vet and find a supportive community, and how to embrace the joy that is already present in your parenting- albeit alone or with many supportive friends and chosen family. Shoshana truly reframes what it means to be a single parents. Aren't we so lucky to have these wonderful beings in our lives? I know I am.
http://shoshanaalexander.com
Shoshana's "Answer the Call" workshop: https://www.shoshanaalexander.com/answer-the-call/
Shoshana Alexander, MA, is an author, teacher, developmental editor, playwright, actor, and mother, and has in all these ways tried to make a positive difference for the Earth. She lives on the unceded territory of the Takelma, Latgawa, and Shasta people. She is the author of several books, including In Praise of Single Parents and Women’s Ventures/Women’s Visions, and is co-author of Awakening Joy with James Baraz. Shoshana has guided numerous books into print in the areas of Buddhism, psychology, and spirituality, includingThe Findhorn Garden, Radical Acceptance (Tara Brach), Faith and LovingKindness (Sharon Salzberg), and Bouncing Back (Linda Graham). She has a master’s degree in psychology and theatre, and has taught high school and university courses in the humanities. She has led support groups for those grieving loss and facilitated longterm writing groups for those developing the craft of writing books. Her creative endeavors in live performance include spoken-word poetry with music, and writing and acting in a full-length play, “Taking Our Life,” exploring suicide, ecocide and humanity’s imperative to choose life. She stood with Earth Protectors at Standing Rock, and her many decades of participation in self-development and spiritual disciplines have included extensive mindfulness meditation practices, and she has been authorized as a dharma teacher. Her work arises from a passion to understand life, honor the Earth, and engage the magic and power of wisdom, words and music to heal and transform. shoshanaalexander.com
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 78: My #1 Rule About Dating
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
05/22/23 • 13 min
I signed a pledge to myself in December, 2023, and it's helped me clarify what I might look for when I start to date again.
I share about a program I've been part of this year by Gloria Zhang, and I, of course, share my #1 dating tip! Hint: it has to do with personal boundaries!
Thanks for listening!
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 55: 3 Questions to Ask Before Giving a Gift
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
12/11/22 • 23 min
Do you monitor your expectations before buying and giving gifts?
I do, and I think it's definitely part of my personal self-care.
I discuss gift giving and the strings that can be attached when it comes to the family gift exchange and even gifts for coworkers.
Thank you for listening!
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 61: What's Really Behind a Panic Attack?
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
01/23/23 • 18 min
Have you ever experienced a panic attack? They can be so scary. I share some details about why panic attacks form in our bodies and what they are trying to tell us.
I mention The Body Keeps the Score: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 67:Dating Deathtrap #7: Clamming Up
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
03/08/23 • 22 min
Why could "clamming up" be a red flag in a relationship?
I share details of a past relationship and unpack the signs that showed I had been uncomfortable way before I ended things months later.
Do you have an idea for a dating deathtrap? Let me know @iheartserin!
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 39: Little Acts of Connection
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
08/23/22 • 21 min
What act of kindness and connection have you done lately? Have you left a positive reivew for a business or service you like, have you brought a treat to a suffering friend?
It takes me effort to push myself out of my comfort zone to help someone else. It take vulnerabiltiy to make connections.
I share a couple stories of connections I've recently made. Then I discuss how gratitude is a learned skill that can lead to many benefits if it feels honest and healing to you.
Thank you for listening!
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 19: Emotional Availability
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
04/04/22 • 24 min
Are you attracted to emotionally unavailable people? I sadly have been for a lot of my life.
Today I talk about why that happens and what we can do to change it.
I discuss emotional availability and what that looks like to me today.
I end with a story about a best-friendship I had in my 20's and how it masqueraded as deeply emotional, but was probably just a trauma-bond, which of course painfully ended.
I mentioned The Artist's Way, a writing program for creatives that helped me learn how to journal: https://www.theartistswaybook.com/?msclkid=649c36ebb45011ecb80347e2332b7046
Relationship coach Tracy McMillan: https://www.tracymcmillan.com/?msclkid=71a0a49db45011ec906d4e75e38699ab
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Episode 28: I Can't Feel my Mom's Love
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
06/07/22 • 18 min
It's a bold statement, but my inner child feels it deeply. Love in a dysfucntional or enmeshed family is not love, it's codependency and control.
What is love? What is the kind of love that we want to show our children and others? We all might have different definitions, but the question is universally human.
I share my definition of what love feels like to me. I tell a story about being triggered by my mom recently and how I'm trying my best to learn how to love to break the cycle of disconnection in my family.
Thank you for listening!
Healing is possible!
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Free Goal-Setting Workshop for Ambitious Women!
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts
08/08/23 • 4 min
FREE WORKSHOP: FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, 4pm PST
Have you been listening to that little voice inside you that wants you to follow your deepest desires? If you have- you're awesome, keep at it!
If you have had trouble following through on your bucket-list goals or even smaller self-care goals like me, then I have the perfect opportunity for you!
I'm hosting a FREE monthly GOAL- SETTING WORKSHOP for any women who want to tackle their personal goals, big or small. I want to continue on my path of following my self-care and creative goals right along with you.
DM me for the zoom code @iheartserin or join my Facebook group Survivors of Trauma Unite where the zoom code will be.
Monthly workshops in the future will be the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month at 4pm PST.
If you would prefer a weekend meet-up time because the weekday meet doesnt work in your schedule, let me know and I'll consider trying that out in the future. Thanks!
Take Care!!! :-)
Healing is possible!
You can join my free monthly Ambitious Women's Goal seeting group for support and encouragement towards whatever life goals you're reaching. Find me on Instagram or DM me to learn the details.
I'd love to hear from you! https://www.instagram.com/iheartserin/
Please rate and review the podcast to let me know you're listening! Thank you!
Join the facebook group: Survivors of Trauma Unite!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/925184671535182
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How many episodes does Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts have?
Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts currently has 133 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Mental Health and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'Episode 15: Covert Narcissism and Disconnection' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts is 21 minutes.
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The first episode of Grace + Boundaries: Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Erin Hearts was released on Nov 27, 2021.
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