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 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.
Latest episodes
Sep 20, 2023 • 13min
"Fawning" Is A Trauma Response That Leaves You Vulnerable to BAD TREATMENT
Fawning is when you make yourself small, or act "nice" and like you're not hurt, as a way to cope with mistreatment. It's a fantasy that by being selfless, kind and helpful, you can make bad people be kind to you. It’s a common pattern for traumatized people that can keep old trauma wounds active, and keep you from healing. In this video I respond to a letter from a woman who keeps finding herself with hurtful, hateful people, and is ready to change her pattern.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 21min
When You Heal These Behaviors Everything Gets Better
Abuse and neglect in childhood may seem like the worst thing that's happened to you. But many people with CPTSD multiply the damage with a pattern of behaviors that keeps the trauma alive. Thankfully, healing is possible. Here's a list of self-defeating behaviors that can re-traumatize you -- followed by a description of the joy and ease possible when you heal the pattern.
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Sep 17, 2023 • 2h 8min
Life FEELS Chaotic To People with Childhood PTSD, But Control Isn't The Answer
This podcast explores the dynamics of control in relationships for individuals with childhood trauma. It discusses different forms of control, toxic relationships, trauma bonding, and the importance of setting boundaries. The podcast also delves into topics such as breaking free from people pleasing, recognizing signs of abusive behavior, manipulation and magical thinking, and the impact of trauma on physical illness.
Sep 15, 2023 • 14min
Your Attractiveness Grows When You Heal Your Unmet Childhood Needs
Learn how to navigate the challenges of being in a relationship with someone who has childhood trauma. Discover the importance of recognizing emotional flashbacks and taking responsibility for your own healing. Explore tools and boundaries for healing from CPTSD, and breaking the cycle of CPTSD and codependency.
Sep 13, 2023 • 31min
How a Lack of Boundaries Makes You Invisible and Alone
This podcast explores the damaging effects of growing up with abusive parents, focusing on the experiences of the oldest child. It delves into struggles with religious conformity, chronic illness, and the tragic consequences of living a lie. The importance of setting boundaries and not accepting abuse is emphasized, along with the healing power of trauma recovery.
Aug 27, 2023 • 2h 38min
Your Career Advances Quickly When You Heal These Trauma Symptoms
Too many people with Childhood PTSD are held back by trauma symptoms that damage their ability to envision their future, form positive work relationships, and maintain the focus and physical energy needed to get ahead. But healing from your trauma symptoms frees you, and allows you to use the determination and inner resourcefulness common in people who were. abused and neglected as children. In this "best of" compilation, of my videos on the subject of work, I teach the most important symptoms to heal, and share stories from individuals who were challenged on the job by the wounds of their past, and learned to overcome them.
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Aug 25, 2023 • 54min
My Response to PESSIMISTS and MORE Answers to Great Questions from the Comment Section
The podcast addresses challenging questions about Childhood PTSD and healing. It discusses toxic pessimism, pursuing happiness, trauma-informed therapy, a technique for healing trauma, the concept of good and evil, childhood obsessions, and different treatments for trauma.
Aug 23, 2023 • 12min
Limerence Confuses Your Ability to Tell What's REAL
It’s a horrible feeling when you THINK someone is interested in you and flirted with you, and then you respond in what you THINK is the same vibe – and THEY FREAK OUT. People who were emotionally neglected as kids have a hard time reading other people’s feelings and intentions as it is. But when limerence is at play (the obsessive, addictive form of love for someone you can’t actually have) it can make it almost impossible to know if someone is interested in your, or if you’re weirding them out by confessing your love. Do you ever get completely torn up inside with this kind of confusion? In this video I answer a letter from a woman who THOUGHT a coworker returned her strong attraction. Find out what happened when you told him how she felt, and hear my advice to heal her perception and to move forward with confidence.
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Aug 22, 2023 • 28min
How to Tell If Your Relationship is Suffering Because ONE of You Is Codependent
Codependency sucks the life out the person who can't help but try to extract their own happiness by changing another person. If you believe you'd be happy IF your partner (or relative) would do what you believe is best, you need to watch this video.
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Aug 6, 2023 • 2h 43min
Learn My Top Tips for Healing Past Trauma and Changing Your Life
So much content on trauma is about WHAT HAPPENED. It's true that acknowledging the past is important, but real healing happens when you can notice your CPTSD SYMPTOMS and use strategies to calm your trauma reactions and make positive changes in your life. In this "best of" compilation I share my top videos on how you can stop the drama and transform you life after trauma. Heal Trauma in Just One Year? Download pdf : https://bit.ly/3JrPdvx Take my FREE Course or Quizzes: https://bit.ly/40M2YeW Enroll in my Courses or Membership: https://bit.ly/3HP5qcf Send your questions & comments to: hello@crappychildhoodfairy.com
