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The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle

I’m Anna Runkle, also known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, and I teach people to recognize and heal the symptoms of Childhood Trauma. Welcome to my podcast!I’m not a doctor or therapist; I know about childhood trauma because I lived it, and I discovered a radical approach to healing that focuses first on calming neurological dysregulation, which is common in people who grew up with abuse and neglect. In my podcasts, I teach about dysregulation – how to know if you have it, what it can do to your body, your thinking and your relationships, and what to do to m...

How to Stop Falling for Partners Who Idealize You (and Then Discard You)

26 mins; January 08, 2025

You May Not Realize This Has Already Happened (Until It's Too Late)

15 mins; January 06, 2025

What to Do When You Feel Abandoned

70 hours 48 mins; January 05, 2025

Childhood Trauma and the Fear of Speaking in Public

19 mins; January 03, 2025

When You Reach Out to An Ex, Be Careful You're Not Doing THIS

16 mins; January 01, 2025

It's Time! Here's How to Get Your Sh** Together

17 mins; December 30, 2024

Stand Up For What Your Soul Knows You Need (4-Video Compilation)

51 mins; December 29, 2024

How Shame Drives You to Obsess on Someone You Can't Have

22 mins; December 27, 2024

Quick Technique to Instantly Change How You See the World

15 mins; December 25, 2024

When Friends Push You Away, This Might Be Why

18 mins; December 23, 2024

How to NOT Let Negative People Drag You Down

22 mins; December 20, 2024

Why Long Distance, Unavailable People Feel Like Your True Love

34 mins; December 18, 2024

What To Do When They Keep Ignoring What You Want

15 mins; December 16, 2024

Why People Neglected in Childhood Don't Get Loved (4-video compilation)

115 hours 32 mins; December 15, 2024

Look For These Signs and Then Don’t Compromise

21 mins; December 13, 2024

A Partner Needs to Know About Your Past -- But What If You're Just Dating?

15 mins; December 11, 2024

Trauma Is a Portal Where Evil Gets In, Unless You Fight It

20 mins; December 09, 2024

Neglect in Childhood and Self-Sabotage (4-Video Compilation)

95 hours 38 mins; December 08, 2024

Stop Rationalizing the Way You Get Mistreated in Relationships

18 mins; December 06, 2024

Could THIS Be Why SO Many People Treat You Badly?

20 mins; December 04, 2024

You Can’t Shake the Feeling That Everything is TEMPORARY

14 mins; December 02, 2024

How to Tell Trauma Is Driving You to Pull Away (4-video compilation)

87 hours 16 mins; December 01, 2024

The Pros and Cons of Settling Down With Someone You Don’t Trust

21 mins; November 29, 2024

“Cool-Girli-sm,” Magical Thinking and Limerence Keep You ALONE

27 mins; November 27, 2024

How Trauma Makes Your Productivity Come in BURSTS

20 mins; November 25, 2024

Why Traumatized People Can't See RED FLAGS (4-video compilation)

75 hours 52 mins; November 24, 2024

Here’s What It Takes to Face the Truth and Step Up Into Your Life

34 mins; November 22, 2024

Childhood Neglect And The Attraction to Partners Who Don't Care

17 mins; November 20, 2024

Why Your Traumatized Self CRAVES ORDER

33 mins; November 18, 2024

Obsessive Love and Limerence Ruin Real Hope of Love (4-Video Compilation)

85 hours 10 mins; November 17, 2024

Your Affair is Over But The Damage Is Still There

15 mins; November 15, 2024

If You Work Hard to Heal But Happiness Is Nowhere in Sight, Try THIS

26 mins; November 13, 2024

It Takes Inner Power to Do the Work and Change Your Life

62 hours 50 mins; November 11, 2024

The Real Reason Your Trauma Symptoms Come Back (4-Video Compilation)

84 hours 36 mins; November 10, 2024

If Marriage and Kids are What You Want, Here’s What to Do

14 mins; November 08, 2024

Why “Just Going with the Flow” Falls Short of Giving Meaning

25 mins; November 06, 2024

Childhood Trauma Robs Your Spirit. Here's How to Get It Back

22 mins; November 04, 2024

Overcome Hardships and Change Your Life (4-Video Compilation)

106 hours 28 mins; November 03, 2024

"Spiritual Bypassing" Means Justifying Giving 10x More Than You Get

19 mins; November 01, 2024

Trauma-Driven Choices That Destabilize Your Life

28 mins; October 30, 2024

Great Friendships Grow When You Master These Skills

18 mins; October 28, 2024

Heal These Common Trauma Symptoms That Block Advancement

113 hours 19 mins; October 27, 2024

How to Break Free of ENTANGLEMENT With Exes

26 mins; October 25, 2024

What It Means When He's "Monogamous With His Mother"

11 mins; October 23, 2024

Your Clutter May Be A Trauma Symptom

40 mins; October 21, 2024

Stop the Damage From These Parents Now (4-Video Compilation)

77 hours 39 mins; October 20, 2024

Why No One Believes Your Feelings Are Platonic

8 mins; October 18, 2024

Early Trauma Taught You to Pretend Nothing's Wrong

19 mins; October 16, 2024

An Interview With Dr. James Pennebaker

49 mins; October 14, 2024

Why Relationships Only Work When You Have Boundaries (4-Video Compilation)

87 hours 46 mins; October 13, 2024

What To Do When You Don't Know What You Really Want

35 mins; October 11, 2024

Extreme Limerence Needs Strong Intervention

32 mins; October 09, 2024

CPTSD Could Be the Reason You Struggle to GET THINGS DONE

19 mins; October 07, 2024

Why Childhood Trauma Blocks Connection (4-Video Compilation)

80 hours 50 mins; October 06, 2024

Abuse, Neglect, and the Suppression of Intelligence

18 mins; October 04, 2024

Either Way, Fixating on Changing Your Partner Hurts You Both

22 mins; October 02, 2024

What to Do When They Push Their Views On You

16 mins; September 30, 2024

Childhood Bonds With Parents Drives You Now (4-Video Compilation)

67 hours 21 mins; September 29, 2024

Boyfriend’s Insensitive Comment May Not Be the Problem

10 mins; September 27, 2024

Their Life Is a Mess and THEY BLAME YOU

21 mins; September 25, 2024

10 Ways Past Trauma Suppresses Income (How to Change This Now)

52 mins; September 23, 2024

Why Your Productivity is a Roller Coaster (4-video compilation)

53 mins; September 22, 2024

The Abusers Are Gone, But The Hurt Still Needs Healing

23 mins; September 20, 2024

Why You Shouldn’t Wait for an Apology

15 mins; September 18, 2024

Why Malignant Narcissists Love CANCEL CULTURE

23 mins; September 16, 2024

CPTSD & The Feeling You Can't Connect (4-video compilation)

70 hours 38 mins; September 15, 2024

There's Something Appealing About Partners Who Disappoint

17 mins; September 13, 2024

How to End Limerence Before You Destroy Everything Good

26 mins; September 11, 2024

What to Tell MDs Who Just Don’t Get It About CPTSD

14 mins; September 09, 2024

Childhood Trauma and Damaged Perception (4-Video Compilation)

105 hours 1 min; September 08, 2024

Here’s How You Know It’s Time to Tell Him You’re Into Him

17 mins; September 06, 2024

How Trauma Makes It Hard to Recognize What’s Really Happening

19 mins; September 04, 2024

You May Be Signalling to Others That You Feel “Less-Than”

14 mins; September 02, 2024

They're Not Into You, So You Love Them MORE (4-Video Compilation)

75 hours 4 mins; September 01, 2024

Family Emotional Abuse and The Lifelong Sense of Disconnection

14 mins; August 30, 2024

How to Keep Narcissistic Parents From Controlling Your Life

20 mins; August 28, 2024

This Mindset Strengthens You to Overcome Childhood Trauma

19 mins; August 26, 2024

Emotional Dysregulation Damages Relationships (4-Video Compilation)

86 hours 0 mins; August 25, 2024

Trauma Makes Us Feel "Different." But Is It True?

13 mins; August 23, 2024

Don’t Let Manipulative “Poly” Friends Push You to Self-Abandon

22 mins; August 21, 2024

How Trauma Makes It Hard to Recognize What’s Really Happening

19 mins; August 21, 2024

5 Ways a Lack of Attunement Keeps You From Connecting

36 mins; August 19, 2024

Avoid These Self-Centered Behaviors (3-Video Compilation)

76 hours 48 mins; August 18, 2024

Your Partner’s Behavior is Trauma-Related, But It’s Still Not OK

17 mins; August 16, 2024

S*x Work Thrives On Dissociation and Blocks Your Healing

19 mins; August 14, 2024

Isolating to Manage Stress is a Trauma Symptom

19 mins; August 12, 2024

Limerence Is Toxic Fix for Lonely, Joyless Life (4-Video Compilation)

76 hours 11 mins; August 11, 2024

Walking on Eggshells So THEY Feel OK Means It’s Time to Go

11 mins; August 09, 2024

What “I’m Not Ready For a Relationship” Really Means

24 mins; August 07, 2024

Some People Lash Out. Others Shut Down. Which Are You?

35 mins; August 05, 2024

How Trauma Makes It Hard to See What's Real (4-Video Compilation)

85 hours 17 mins; August 04, 2024

How to REALLY Declutter Reminders of the Painful Past

14 mins; August 02, 2024

Why It's Hard to Tell if a Friendship is Good (Or Toxic)

17 mins; July 31, 2024

If You Had Trauma in Childhood, Healing This Will Change Your Life

17 mins; July 29, 2024

Heal Insecurity-Driven Relationship Patterns (4-Video Compilation)

102 hours 46 mins; July 28, 2024

Believing You’re Responsible to Fix Them Is Why It’s Not Working

16 mins; July 26, 2024

Stop Pretending You Don’t Need Love

24 mins; July 24, 2024

These Triggers Are Telltale Signs You Were Neglected and Ostracized in Childhood

24 mins; July 22, 2024

Effects of Neglect, Abandonment & Chaos In Childhood (4-Video Compilation)

57 mins; July 21, 2024

Trauma Wounds Trigger Dissociation and "Flight" When You’re Loved

12 mins; July 19, 2024

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