# The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290.md RSS feed: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147504615/feed Official site: https://courses.crappychildhoodfairy.com/podcasts/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle Author: Anna Runkle Episodes: 620 ## Resource 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’… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290.md ## Episodes - [You Need Love | Here's Why You're Getting Only Crumbs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/you-need-love-here-s-why-you-re-getting-only-crumbs) — 2026-08-01T07:00:00+00:00 - [Why You Don't Know Who You Are](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-you-don-t-know-who-you-are) — 2026-07-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [How to Find Your Life's Purpose](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/how-to-find-your-life-s-purpose) — 2026-07-17T07:00:00+00:00 - [Your Partner's Behavior](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/your-partner-s-behavior) — 2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00 - [9 Things You Should Never Tell Anyone/Oversharing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/9-things-you-should-never-tell-anyone-oversharing) — 2026-07-13T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Manipulation Tactic Almost Everyone Falls For](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-manipulation-tactic-almost-everyone-falls-for) — 2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00 - [Why Stress Makes You Do Things You Regret](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-stress-makes-you-do-things-you-regret) — 2026-07-08T07:00:00+00:00 - [Hurrying](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/hurrying) — 2026-06-23T07:00:00+00:00 - [Anita](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/anita) — 2026-06-22T07:00:00+00:00 - [LENA: Should You Forgive Parent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/lena-should-you-forgive-parent) — 2026-06-21T07:00:00+00:00 - [30 Years of Trauma Healing - therapy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/30-years-of-trauma-healing-therapy) — 2026-06-20T07:00:00+00:00 - [High Functioning Dysregulation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/high-functioning-dysregulation) — 2026-06-19T07:00:00+00:00 - [Why You Keep Missing the Red Flags](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-you-keep-missing-the-red-flags) — 2026-06-18T07:00:00+00:00 - [I'm Suing the State of California. Here's Why.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/i-m-suing-the-state-of-california-here-s-why) — 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Exact Words to Use When Someone Disrespects You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-exact-words-to-use-when-someone-disrespects-you) — 2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00 - [7 Total Wastes of Energy You Need to Stop Doing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/7-total-wastes-of-energy-you-need-to-stop-doing) — 2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00 - [Friendship Skills](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/friendship-skills) — 2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Your Girlfriend Is Not an Emotional Support Animal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/your-girlfriend-is-not-an-emotional-support-animal) — 2026-05-31T07:00:00+00:00 - [Belonging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/belonging) — 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Narcissistic Traits CPTSD Gives You (Nobody Talks About This)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-narcissistic-traits-cptsd-gives-you-nobody-talks-about-this) — 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00 - [What Dysregulation Actually Feels Like](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/what-dysregulation-actually-feels-like) — 2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [How to Stop Being Easy to Manipulate (Without Becoming Hard to Love)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/how-to-stop-being-easy-to-manipulate-without-becoming-hard-to-love) — 2026-05-24T07:00:00+00:00 - [Feeling You've Wasted Years of Your Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/feeling-you-ve-wasted-years-of-your-life) — 2026-05-09T07:00:00+00:00 - [7 Signs Your Job Is Retriggering Your Childhood Trauma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/7-signs-your-job-is-retriggering-your-childhood-trauma) — 2026-05-08T07:00:00+00:00 - [Trigger Warnings Are Making Your Trauma Worse (Do THIS Instead)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/trigger-warnings-are-making-your-trauma-worse-do-this-instead) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00 - [This Is Why You Keep Getting Abandoned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/this-is-why-you-keep-getting-abandoned) — 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Lies You Tell Yourself That Keep You Stuck](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-lies-you-tell-yourself-that-keep-you-stuck) — 2026-05-05T07:00:00+00:00 - [Mona: Apologize to Abusive Parent?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/mona-apologize-to-abusive-parent) — 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00 - [Reframing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/reframing) — 2026-04-26T07:00:00+00:00 - [If You Always Feel Like You're "Too Much," Watch This.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/if-you-always-feel-like-you-re-too-much-watch-this) — 2026-04-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [Say This to Make Aggressive People Back Down](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/say-this-to-make-aggressive-people-back-down) — 2026-04-24T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Quiet Signal Someone Secretly Does Not Respect You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-quiet-signal-someone-secretly-does-not-respect-you) — 2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00 - ["Trust Your Gut" Is Dangerous Advice (If You Have CPTSD)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/trust-your-gut-is-dangerous-advice-if-you-have-cptsd) — 2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00 - [Stay or Go? The Question That Terrifies People with Childhood Trauma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/stay-or-go-the-question-that-terrifies-people-with-childhood-trauma) — 2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00 - [Why Women SILENTLY Tear Each Other Down | How to Stop It Fast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-women-silently-tear-each-other-down-how-to-stop-it-fast) — 2026-04-15T22:00:00+00:00 - [You’re Faking Connection (And Even YOU Don’t Even Know It)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/you-re-faking-connection-and-even-you-don-t-even-know-it) — 2026-04-14T22:00:00+00:00 - [Why You Feel "Safe" With A Man Who Rejects You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-you-feel-safe-with-a-man-who-rejects-you) — 2026-04-13T22:00:00+00:00 - [How DECADES of People-Pleasing Turns You Avoidant (It Might Just Be Burnout)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/how-decades-of-people-pleasing-turns-you-avoidant-it-might-just-be-burnout) — 2026-04-12T22:00:00+00:00 - [You Don't Know Who You Are (And Here's What Causes That)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/you-don-t-know-who-you-are-and-here-s-what-causes-that) — 2026-04-12T22:00:00+00:00 - [The Subtle Test People Use to See If They Can Walk All Over You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/the-subtle-test-people-use-to-see-if-they-can-walk-all-over-you) — 2026-04-11T22:00:00+00:00 - [How to Stop an Emotional Spiral Before It Wrecks Everything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/how-to-stop-an-emotional-spiral-before-it-wrecks-everything) — 2026-04-11T22:00:00+00:00 - [Do THIS When a Friend's Attention Turns CREEPY](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/do-this-when-a-friend-s-attention-turns-creepy) — 2026-04-10T22:00:00+00:00 - [You Blame Your Trauma—But You’re Still Doing THIS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/you-blame-your-trauma-but-you-re-still-doing-this) — 2026-04-10T22:00:00+00:00 - [Why Trauma Healing Is So Hard for High-Functioning People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-trauma-healing-is-so-hard-for-high-functioning-people) — 2026-04-09T22:00:00+00:00 - [Sex Creates Attachment — Stop Pretending It Doesn't](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/sex-creates-attachment-stop-pretending-it-doesn-t) — 2026-04-09T22:00:00+00:00 - [5 Telltale Signs You Were Emotionally Neglected As a Child (And How It's Ruining Your Relationships)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/5-telltale-signs-you-were-emotionally-neglected-as-a-child-and-how-it-s-ruining-your-relationships) — 2026-04-08T22:00:00+00:00 - [Why Women Bully Other Women (And How to Shut It Down)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290/why-women-bully-other-women-and-how-to-shut-it-down) — 2026-04-07T22:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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