Healing from trauma while navigating the challenges of motherhood is no easy task - but it can be an opportunity to break cycles and create generational change. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Breanne Smith is joining the podcast for a conversation about healing in motherhood and turning pain into purpose.

As a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, Breanne knows firsthand that trauma doesn't simply disappear as life moves forward. She opens up about navigating complex PTSD and chronic illness while raising two young boys, the unexpected ways motherhood can bring past trauma to the surface, and the healing she's found through her relationships with her children, her husband, and her community.

The conversation also explores what it means to raise the next generation of boys - from teaching consent and respecting boundaries to encouraging emotional expression and challenging the "boys will be boys" mentality. Emily and Breanne discuss the important role parents can play in breaking generational cycles and creating a different future.

The episode touches on:

• The realities of parenting while healing from domestic violence, sexual assault, and complex PTSD
• How motherhood can both activate past trauma and create opportunities for healing
• Raising boys to understand consent, respect boundaries, and express
• Breaking generational cycles and challenging harmful expectations of boys and men
• Post-traumatic growth and turning painful experiences into purpose
• How to stay informed, engaged, and hopeful without becoming overwhelmed by the world around us

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