When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks (WTBB) is a talk-show podcast for those who find themselves estranged from one or more family members. Guests call in the show to discuss events leading up to their estrangement while sharing resources that will help you cope!
Guests include psychologists, family counselors, life coaches, writers and more!
Show host, cult survivor and author, Alexis Arralynn is one of the few podcasters willing to tackle this difficult and often painful topic of estrangement. Estranged from her entire family for over 10 years, Alexis realizes that one important step toward healing and recovery, is vulnerability and has opened up about her own personal journey of estrangement in several episodes.
If you'd like to have Alexis guest on your show or speak at your event, click the following link to submit a request to Lexi. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScx_9yiOvMPW2EdheFjS6aoFcUz0Tc_RPUdxRX-LrZMcREcqQ/viewform?usp=header
When the Bough Breaks
Purple People Pleasers
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Angie Hawkins joins Alexis Arralynn to share how growing up with emotionally unavailable, controlling, and critical parents shaped her into a lifelong people pleaser. The conversation follows her path from childhood shame and anorexia to adulthood boundaries, her father's death, and the estrangement from her mother that ultimately helped her protect her mental health.This episode matters because it shows how family dynamics can shape self-worth, boundary-setting, and survival strategies for decades. It also centers the hard truth that emotional safety is as important as physical safety.
Episode contains sensitive subject matter. Listeners use discretion.
To learn more about Angie, visit www.runninginslippers.com
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