Building a Garden After the Storm

Season 2 Episode 61

This episode dives deep into the hidden cost of survival mode and how unhealed childhood trauma quietly dictates how we love, parent, and perceive ourselves. Jamie shares his story of losing his mother at eight years old, surviving emotional neglect, battling depression, and transforming his pain into purpose. Together, we explore the psychology of resilience, emotional regulation, and how to break generational patterns through awareness and accountability.

🎙️ What We Talk About:

The long-term effects of emotional neglect and abandonment
How survival mode rewires the brain and nervous system
The power of resilience and how it’s learned—not inherited
Why emotional intelligence is the foundation of healthy parenting
How to teach kids to process emotions instead of packing them away
The ugly side of healing: radical honesty and self-awareness
The lifelong journey of learning to feel, forgive, and grow

🔑 Key Takeaways:

“Survival mode is our mind and body’s way of trying to avoid pain—but healing begins when we stop running from it.”

“Don’t chase butterflies. Build a garden so beautiful they’ll want to stay.”

“Resilience isn’t toughness—it’s tenderness that refuses to quit.”

“Your children don’t need perfect parents. They need accountable ones.”

🙌 Why This Episode Matters:

This conversation is a gut-punch reminder that healing isn’t about blaming—it’s about breaking cycles. Whether you grew up emotionally neglected, learned to silence your feelings to keep others comfortable, or are parenting while still healing yourself—this episode is for you. Jamie and I get real about how trauma hides in plain sight and how we can consciously choose to parent differently, love differently, and live differently.

💬 Connect with Jamie:

🌐 Website: managingmentalhealth.net

📚 Books & Resources: Available via his website

📱 Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @ManagingMentalHealth

🔗 Resources & Links:

💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint
👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership
🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube
✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn
💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia
📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book
😉 Join the free FB Group Disrupting Survival Mode