

The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle
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 PTSD. 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 master re-regulation. When I learned this, everything in my life got suddenly easier. I’ll also be teaching you to heal the life problems that so often develop after years of living dysregulated – feeling tired, isolated and unfocused, finding yourself always drawn to unavailable and inappropriate partners, and falling WAY short of your professional potential, for example. The thing about me is, traditional therapies never seemed to help me. When I found techniques that did work, my whole life changed. Only in the past few years has the trauma research caught up to explain why – why the techniques I use worked, why therapy didn’t, and why my healing journey was so unnecessarily long. I’ve been teaching what I learned for more than 20 years now. It started with friends who had noticed the quick and dramatic change in me, and gradually grew by word of mouth. In 2016, I had so many people seeking instruction that I made my first online video, and then an online course, and this is how Crappy Childhood Fairy was born. My techniques and principles are practical yet powerful – an approach anyone can use, whether or not you have access to professional help. In this podcast, I’ll be talking about the master of self-regulation, and teach the tough-love life-lessons that you may not have learned at home – like how to date so that stable love finds you, how to get ahead at work, and how to calm the negative hamster-wheel thoughts that block your ability to connect with other people. Today, almost half a million people follow my work and participate in my training and coaching programs. My mission is to change the paradigm of what’s possible for people like us, and to help you free yourself from the oppression of trauma wounds, and to become your full, happy and real self. I’m glad you’re here! Watch new videos on my YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and access my videos, courses and free tools at crappychildhoodfairy.com.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Nov 20, 2025 • 14min
10 Surprising Habits That Make People Dislike You
🔴 Try the FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4oxzRHR
🔴 Order My Book CONNECTABILITY: https://bit.ly/47Hpude

Nov 17, 2025 • 12min
9 Signs of Emotional Dysregulation
🔴 Are You Dysregulated? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/4otl3dn
🔴 My Online Course "Dysregulation Bootcamp": https://bit.ly/43l1rQi

Nov 15, 2025 • 11min
The Uncomfortable Truth About Childhood Trauma Nobody Talks About
🔴 Learn Quick Measures to Get Re-Regulated: https://bit.ly/4p1pTyj
🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/4oW07eW

Nov 12, 2025 • 19min
The Silent Ways Childhood Neglect Still Controls You
🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/4nLn3MW
🔴 16 CPTSD Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success: https://bit.ly/4nMWYgC

Nov 9, 2025 • 13min
The WORST Phrases Controlling People Use! (It’s Not Just Narcissists)
🔴 Take the Quiz. Do You Struggle to Connect with People? https://bit.ly/4qCaW7D
🔴 Ten Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/4omohPR

Nov 6, 2025 • 19min
Why Every Woman Feels Like They Are Never Enough
🔴 Do you have CPTSD? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/3WywYKA
🔴 Try the FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/47PZayV

Nov 3, 2025 • 11min
No Friends? These 5 Hidden Behaviours Might Be Why...
🔴 Are You Dysregulated? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/4hDk0EX
🔴 How to Be a Better Friend: https://bit.ly/3X5rc3j

Oct 31, 2025 • 14min
STOP Trying To Be Calm: How To ACTUALLY Handle Emotional People
🔴 Learn Quick Measures to Get Re-Regulated: https://bit.ly/47JqrDa
🔴 My Online Course "Dysregulation Bootcamp": https://bit.ly/4qkpXdY

Oct 29, 2025 • 14min
Why Social Settings Feel So Unsafe (Even When Nothing’s Wrong)
🔴 Try the FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/3Jh43b0
🔴 Learn Quick Measures to Get Re-Regulated: https://bit.ly/43zgN3x

Oct 26, 2025 • 16min
I'm 62 Years Old. If You're In Your 20s or 30s, Watch This.
🔴 How to Tell if Someone is Partner Material? https://bit.ly/4o40owh
🔴 Heal trauma-driven patterns and find real love at last: https://bit.ly/4oaDeVa


