The Power of Being Seen with Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia (Bonus Episode 16)
02/12/25 • 59 min
One of the most critical components of emotional well-being is feeling seen—not just physically but emotionally and psychologically. True recognition goes beyond mere presence; it involves being acknowledged, understood, and valued for who you are.
In this episode, we dive deep into the impact of toxic family systems, the importance of being seen, and so much more.
✅ What does it mean to be “seen”
✅ Why many survivors have developed skills not to be seen
✅ Working through feelings of guilt when being given to
✅ Working through fears of “taking up too much space”
✅ When being seen was “unsafe”
✅ Wanting to be seen while also being horribly uncomfortable with it
✅ What being “seen” should feel like
✅ Healing your inner child
✅ Ways to see yourself
Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY29915), international speaker, and mother of two based in Beverly Hills. She specializes in trauma, inner child work, and healing narcissistic abuse. Her therapeutic approach combines evidence-based modalities with holistic, mindfulness, and body-centered techniques to support lasting, personalized healing that addresses the root of trauma and attachment. As a former VA psychologist and a trauma survivor herself, Dr. Deniz brings both personal insight and professional expertise to her work.
Dr. Deniz holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in trauma and integrative health at the West Los Angeles VA. She offers a range of online programs and masterclasses, making her insights accessible to a global audience. Dedicated to educating and empowering trauma survivors, Dr. Deniz shares transformative information on social media, fostering a supportive and validating community for those impacted by various types of trauma.
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Mentioned in the episode:
📌 [PROGRAM] Heal the Inner Child Program: https://deniz-ahmadinia.mykajabi.com/innerchild
Connect with Dr. Deniz:
📌 Website: http://www.drdeniz.com/
📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdenizpsyd/?hl=en
📌 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drdenizpsyd
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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 Campbell:
⚉ 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
Connect with Dr. Sherrie Campbell:
⚉ Website: https://drsherriecampbell.com/
⚉ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherrieCampbellPhD
Check out the Sherapy Master Class: The Toxic Family Sherapy Course designed to help people master toxic family members and turn their life around to one of freedom, peace, and empowerment. Click here https://bit.ly/SherapyMasterclass
Get early access to news, insights, and tips straight from your inbox. Subscribe to Dr. Sherrie’s email list, go to https://drsherriecampbell.com/
One of the most critical components of emotional well-being is feeling seen—not just physically but emotionally and psychologically. True recognition goes beyond mere presence; it involves being acknowledged, understood, and valued for who you are.
In this episode, we dive deep into the impact of toxic family systems, the importance of being seen, and so much more.
✅ What does it mean to be “seen”
✅ Why many survivors have developed skills not to be seen
✅ Working through feelings of guilt when being given to
✅ Working through fears of “taking up too much space”
✅ When being seen was “unsafe”
✅ Wanting to be seen while also being horribly uncomfortable with it
✅ What being “seen” should feel like
✅ Healing your inner child
✅ Ways to see yourself
Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY29915), international speaker, and mother of two based in Beverly Hills. She specializes in trauma, inner child work, and healing narcissistic abuse. Her therapeutic approach combines evidence-based modalities with holistic, mindfulness, and body-centered techniques to support lasting, personalized healing that addresses the root of trauma and attachment. As a former VA psychologist and a trauma survivor herself, Dr. Deniz brings both personal insight and professional expertise to her work.
Dr. Deniz holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in trauma and integrative health at the West Los Angeles VA. She offers a range of online programs and masterclasses, making her insights accessible to a global audience. Dedicated to educating and empowering trauma survivors, Dr. Deniz shares transformative information on social media, fostering a supportive and validating community for those impacted by various types of trauma.
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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:
📌 [PROGRAM] Heal the Inner Child Program: https://deniz-ahmadinia.mykajabi.com/innerchild
Connect with Dr. Deniz:
📌 Website: http://www.drdeniz.com/
📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdenizpsyd/?hl=en
📌 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drdenizpsyd
*****
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 Campbell:
⚉ 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
Connect with Dr. Sherrie Campbell:
⚉ Website: https://drsherriecampbell.com/
⚉ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherrieCampbellPhD
Check out the Sherapy Master Class: The Toxic Family Sherapy Course designed to help people master toxic family members and turn their life around to one of freedom, peace, and empowerment. Click here https://bit.ly/SherapyMasterclass
Get early access to news, insights, and tips straight from your inbox. Subscribe to Dr. Sherrie’s email list, go to https://drsherriecampbell.com/
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Have you ever felt torn between loyalty to your family and the need to protect your own mental health?
Have you lived through the pain of toxic family relationships and are seeking hope, healing, and a path forward?
Drawing from the powerful stories shared by Tanya Dube, join me as we explore the many facets of life within toxic families. From the yearning for acceptance, the intricate tactics of manipulation, and the courage it takes to break free, these narratives shine a light on the complexities of healing.
Let this episode be a source of empowerment, reminding you that while the wounds of the past run deep, your ability to rise above them is stronger.
✅ How to find and use resilience
✅ How foster care was safer than at home with bio family
✅ Surviving homelessness
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✅ Turning pain into knowledge
✅ Breaking cycles of generational trauma
✅ Parenting through a divorce with a narcissist
✅ Struggles we face when trying to heal trauma
✅ Cutting ties with toxic family
✅ How to reclaim your life
Tanya-Marie Dubé is an NPD Expert & Narcissist Abuse Recovery Mentor Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcast Host, Online Educator.
She is widely received as a spiritual leader in the world of Narcissistic Personality Disorder as an Abuse Recovery Mentor and uses her powerful stories, experiences, and 30 years of education to link arms with adversity experts all over the world in a movement to end toxic generational cycles and bring women the quantum healing they're looking for after emotional and psychological abuse.
She is the founder of the ongoing and popular Unbreakable Women Pop Up Podcast Interview Series, Thriving After Divorce Radio, her self-paced course: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Next Level, her hands-on guided course: Breaking the Bonds of Narcissistic Abuse, and her growing membership From We to ME: Creating the New YOU after Narcissistic Abuse.
Mentioned in the episode:
📌 [FREE GIFT] Reclaim Your Confidence and Power After Narcissistic Abuse: A Free Private Podcast to Kickstart Your Transformation - https://www.tanyadube.com/identity
📌 [BOOK] Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition): Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup M.D. - https://www.amazon.com/Womens-Bodies-Wisdom-Revised-Emotional/dp/0553386735
📌 Dolores Cannon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Cannon
Connect with Tanya:
📌 Email: [email protected]
📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanyamariedube
📌 Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@tanya.marie.dube
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NEW 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 Campbell:
⚉ 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
Connect with Dr. Sherrie Campbell:
⚉ Website: https://drsherriecampbell.com/
⚉ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherrieCampbellPhD
Check out the Sherapy Master Class: The Toxic Family Sherapy Course designed to help people master toxic family members and turn their life around to one of freedom, peace, and empowerment. Click here https://bit.ly/SherapyMasterclass
Get early access to news, insights, and tips straight from your inbox. Subscribe to Dr. Sherrie’s email list, go to https://drsherriecampbell.com/
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Redecorating Your Life After Toxic Family with Jeanne Collins (Bonus Episode 17)
For those who have left toxic relationships, whether familial or romantic, curating a space that feels safe, nurturing, and reflective of one's authentic self is essential. The way we design our homes, organize our surroundings, and incorporate elements that bring us peace can be an act of self-love and reparenting, providing the stability we may have lacked in childhood or past relationships.
In this episode, let's explore the profound connection between our environment and healing.
✅ making your house a home
✅ the importance of a peaceful environment
✅ expressing your uniqueness
✅ creating a healing space to take pause
✅ clearing clutter
✅ purging and shedding stuff and relationships
✅ creating space for the new to come into your life
✅ creating an attitude of gratitude
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Jeanne is an Architectural Digest AD Pro 2024 Featured Designer, winner of the 2022 Luxe Magazine Red Award, and she was also recently nominated as an HGTV Designer of the Year. She chronicles her journey and the approach that changed her life and work in her memoir, Two Feet In: Lessons from an All-In Life.
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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:
📌 [Memoir] TWO FEET IN: LESSONS FROM AN ALL-IN LIFE by Jeanne Collins: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCCXMW5P
📌 [Podcast] House of JerMar Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-of-jermar/id1753608748
Connect with Jeanne Collins:
📌 Website: www.houseofjermar.com
📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofjermar
📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jermardesigns
📌 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannedcollins/
📌 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@houseofjermar
*****
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 Campbell:
⚉ 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
Connect with Dr. Sherrie Campbell:
⚉ Website: https://drsherriecampbell.com/
⚉ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SherrieCampbellPhD
Check out the Sherapy Master Class: The Toxic Family Sherapy Course designed to help people master toxic family members and turn their life around to one of freedom, peace, and empowerment. Click here https://bit.ly/SherapyMasterclass
Get early access to news, insights, and tips straight from your inbox. Subscribe to Dr. Sherrie’s email list, go to https://drsherriecampbell.com/
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