I have a confession to make. I recorded this episode almost one year ago and have been procrastinating my editing work. It has been a struggle trying to find guests who want to talk about their trauma while being recorded and I did not want to edit my final episode. I hope you enjoy this severely delayed one. 

More and more people are quitting alcohol. In 2022, cannabis replaced booze as the number one drug used daily by Americans. Alcohol was a major part of my guests life. He began drinking at age 13 and after quitting one year and 4 months ago, faced his trauma, social anxiety. 

You can find Max's education company here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088132607173

BJJ has been taking the world by storm. My guest this week is a practitioner of BJJ and shares some of his motivations for discovering this sport and why he chases mastery of it. 

This week’s episode comes with a trigger warning. Marshall mentions briefly his brother’s suicide attempt. If that is not for you, please tune in next week for another trauma dump.

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Is there something you hate? Do you feel it is an irrational fear, or is it justified? My guest today HATES olives. Why? you will find out in today’s episode.

You can check out Jarred's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@MoneymetEish

As a recovering perfectionist I have had to learn to forgive myself and others for when I am disappointed. I’ve also had to learn there are usually more than one point of view for every situation. I want to apologize for the last few weeks episodes not being released on time. Or another point of view is I took some time off to move and my listeners got to build anticipation before the concluding episodes with Jarred are released. Either point of view is valid. 

Today’s episode comes with a trigger warning. My guest Jarred talks extensively about his cousins suicide. If that isn’t your cup of tea, please tune in next week for a more lighthearted trauma. 

You can find Jarred's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@MoneymetEish

My guest today was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. He was an actor on a popular TV show and during our conversation he had 3 different trauma’s to dump. 

In today’s episode, my guest Jarred shares how his life was affected when his father brought a stepmother into his life.

You can check out Jarred's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@MoneymetEish

It is heartwarming, it’s sweet. It is a Hollywood trope. The story goes something like this. The kid is smarter than their parents. Through some means whether fair or foul, they are able to reunite parents that are divorced. We may have enjoyed a movie like this in the past, knowing this is impossible. 

My guest today was able make the impossible, real. He reunited his parents with a letter. This caused him a significant amount of trauma. I thank you in advice for listening to his story. 

Walters Podcast can be found here. https://open.spotify.com/show/6c1M1fZfEB5CmE3GPYc0BY?si=689ff419dc1d496e

How much debt do you have? Most people would answer in the thousands of dollars. Was your debt caused by yourself? Or did bad luck come into play?

My guest today is named Jade and she learned a hard financial lesson. It started with a personal loan to parents and ended with her Co-signing on two additional bank loans for her parents debt. We jump around a lot between USD, Taiwan Dollars, and South African Rand. For clarity the two loans total around 40,000 USD. and she gifted her parents and additional 20,000 USD. 

What did she do? Tune in for the answer

This week’s episode is the final episode in a three part series talking to Iris. She had a lot to share and today’s episode is one for the record books. We are going to be talking about many things but focusing on Iris Mother’s suicide attempts. Thank you for listening and I hope you like this weeks Trauma Dump

Iris also has a podcast called 'Family Skeleton'

Check out Iris' Podcast Here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Q3DsZpKirlutoIbf3EtQA?si=8d4e938a52df4c5b

Today’s episode is the second part of a three episode series chatting with Iris. Last week we discussed her Mother losing the family home and this week we will delve into her Mother getting into a fight with Iris’ Grandfather’s NEW WIFE amongst other things. Thank you for tuning in and I hope you enjoy this week’s Trauma Dump. 

Iris also has a podcast called 'Family Skeleton'

Check out Iris' Podcast Here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Q3DsZpKirlutoIbf3EtQA?si=8d4e938a52df4c5b

For many people, family is a safe place. Adults can look back at their childhood caregivers and clearly see the parents had their children’s best interests at heart. They might not be perfect, but they are willing to apologize when wrong and try to do better in the future. 

Todays interview is someone who may fit into a second category. My guest today is named Iris and her mother can be a source of stress, anxiety and trauma. After talking with Iris I was left with the question:

What is a child to do when their parent is acting like an infant?

Iris also has a podcast called 'Family Skeleton'

Check out Iris' Podcast Here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Q3DsZpKirlutoIbf3EtQA?si=8d4e938a52df4c5b

First Episode Coming June 5