Have you ever walked away from a conversation with your family thinking, Wait… did that actually happen the way I remember it? Am I being too sensitive? Am I overreacting? Am I crazy?

If you grew up being told you were dramatic, too sensitive, or remembering things incorrectly, you might spend a surprising amount of your adulthood trying to figure out whether you can actually trust your own feelings and perceptions.

In this episode, I'm joined by licensed trauma and relationship therapist Kayla Reilly, aka The Spicy Shrink, for a conversation about what happens when our reality is repeatedly minimized as children — and how those messages can follow us into adulthood.

We talk about dysfunctional family dynamics, the roles we learn to play to survive, and what happens when we finally start questioning the patterns we grew up believing were normal.

Kayla Reilly is a licensed trauma and relationship therapist who helps adults heal from dysfunctional family systems and break generational cycles.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why being told you're "too sensitive," "dramatic," or "remembering it wrong" can make you question your own reality.
• Narcissistic personality or emotional immaturity? Why knowing the difference matters.
• How the traits we think are "just who we are" may actually be survival tactics we learned as children.
• The family roles we take on to survive, and the surprising ways they can follow us into adulthood.
• Why validation doesn't mean agreeing with someone's version of events—and why your experience still matters.
• Kayla's 3-part framework for healing: awareness, acceptance, and action.

Connect with Kayla:

• Follow on Instagram
• Take the survival role quiz
• Check out her website

Connect with Christine:

• Follow on Instagram
• Check out my website
• Get the Future Self Reset

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