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You Need Love | Here's Why You're Getting Only Crumbs
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Podcast
The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle
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- Anna Runkle
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Summary
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 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’…
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Jul 30, 2026 · not_requested
Why You Don't Know Who You Are
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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested
How to Find Your Life's Purpose
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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested
Your Partner's Behavior
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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested
9 Things You Should Never Tell Anyone/Oversharing
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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested
The Manipulation Tactic Almost Everyone Falls For
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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested
Why Stress Makes You Do Things You Regret
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested
Hurrying
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested
Anita
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Jun 21, 2026 · not_requested
LENA: Should You Forgive Parent
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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested
30 Years of Trauma Healing - therapy
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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested
High Functioning Dysregulation
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested
Why You Keep Missing the Red Flags
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested
I'm Suing the State of California. Here's Why.
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested
The Exact Words to Use When Someone Disrespects You
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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested
7 Total Wastes of Energy You Need to Stop Doing
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested
Friendship Skills
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May 31, 2026 · not_requested
Your Girlfriend Is Not an Emotional Support Animal
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested
Belonging
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested
The Narcissistic Traits CPTSD Gives You (Nobody Talks About This)
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May 25, 2026 · not_requested
What Dysregulation Actually Feels Like
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May 24, 2026 · not_requested
How to Stop Being Easy to Manipulate (Without Becoming Hard to Love)
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May 9, 2026 · processed
Feeling You've Wasted Years of Your Life
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May 8, 2026 · processed
7 Signs Your Job Is Retriggering Your Childhood Trauma
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May 7, 2026 · processed
Trigger Warnings Are Making Your Trauma Worse (Do THIS Instead)
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This Is Why You Keep Getting Abandoned
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May 5, 2026 · processed
The Lies You Tell Yourself That Keep You Stuck
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Apr 27, 2026 · processed
Mona: Apologize to Abusive Parent?
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Reframing
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Apr 25, 2026 · processed
If You Always Feel Like You're "Too Much," Watch This.
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Say This to Make Aggressive People Back Down
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The Quiet Signal Someone Secretly Does Not Respect You
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Apr 22, 2026 · processed
"Trust Your Gut" Is Dangerous Advice (If You Have CPTSD)
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Apr 21, 2026 · processed
Stay or Go? The Question That Terrifies People with Childhood Trauma
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Apr 15, 2026 · processed
Why Women SILENTLY Tear Each Other Down | How to Stop It Fast
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You’re Faking Connection (And Even YOU Don’t Even Know It)
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Why You Feel "Safe" With A Man Who Rejects You
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Apr 12, 2026 · processed
How DECADES of People-Pleasing Turns You Avoidant (It Might Just Be Burnout)
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Apr 12, 2026 · processed
You Don't Know Who You Are (And Here's What Causes That)
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Apr 11, 2026 · processed
The Subtle Test People Use to See If They Can Walk All Over You
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Apr 11, 2026 · processed
How to Stop an Emotional Spiral Before It Wrecks Everything
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Apr 10, 2026 · processed
Do THIS When a Friend's Attention Turns CREEPY
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Apr 10, 2026 · processed
You Blame Your Trauma—But You’re Still Doing THIS
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Apr 9, 2026 · processed
Why Trauma Healing Is So Hard for High-Functioning People
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Sex Creates Attachment — Stop Pretending It Doesn't
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5 Telltale Signs You Were Emotionally Neglected As a Child (And How It's Ruining Your Relationships)
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Why Women Bully Other Women (And How to Shut It Down)
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