# EP 11: Rosa’s Story: Healing, Patterns, and Parenting Through Depression

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Podcast: [Breaking Cycles with Maria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-up-with-toxicity-6618238)
Published: 2025-10-02T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://breaking-up-with-toxicity.captivate.fm
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Duration seconds: 2049

## Resource

Rosa came to talk about her adult child’s depression — but what unfolded was way bigger. The deeper we went, the more it became clear: her own upbringing, family patterns, and old wounds were shaping today’s struggles in ways she hadn’t realized. This episode pulls back the curtain on the invisible ties between parents and children — the unspoken rules, the pressure to keep the peace, and the cycle of dysfunction that sneaks in when no one is looking. It’s raw. It’s honest. It will make you ask yourself:  Am I repeating cycles I swore I’d never repeat? We talk about depression, yes — but also about generational patterns, mother-daughter dynamics, and what it really takes to stop carrying pain that was never yours in the first place. If you’re a parent, a child, or simply someone trying to rewrite your story, this one will hit home.

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