Adult Children In Recovery - Moving From Insanity To Serenity

Adult Children In Recovery - Moving From Insanity To Serenity

Growing Up With Insanity & Choosing Serenity As Your "New Normal" Reality Adult Children In Recovery is a podcast that serves to empower, inspire & provide practical solutions to anyone struggling as a result of complex and repeated early childhood stress, abuse & trauma. As a survivor of emotionally unhealthy, unsafe & wounded adult child parenting, I know how important it is to heal and recover with compassionate self-care practices from childhood trauma. I'm here to remind you none of the stress, confusion, abuse or neglect was your fault but were passed onto you. Each episode features inspiring stories & guidance from speakers, therapists, coaches, teachers & authors who have not only survived childhood trauma, but who share powerful yet gentle tools & techniques to help you learn how to navigate your feelings, trust your intuition & become your own loving parent. For more information on how to find a support group, visit www. adutchildren.org If you would like to support my channel. please like & subscribe to my podcast. Blessings on your healing journey, Vandana Atara Aura For More Healing Resources, Visit: Https://Vandanalighthealing.com

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June 29, 2026 52 mins

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Greetings Adult-Child,

Welcome to another Adult-Child in recovery podcast with my special guest Meghan Margherio.

In this episode, we joined hearts & spoke about Meghan’s new memoir called “Everwoven” where she openly & candidly spoke about her own chaotic childhood trauma and shared how despite the abuse & neglect she experienced in the past, she has found ways to find her joy and move b...

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What if the chaos we see in the world is simply the unhealed wounds of childhood — scaled up?

In this soul-stirring episode of the Adult-Children in Recovery Podcast, Vandana Atara Noorah welcomes back Phyllis Leavitt — author of America in Therapy, speaker, and psychotherapist — for a conversation that moves from the deeply personal to the profoundly global.

Phyllis reveals:

  • How writing saved her...
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If you grew up feeling unseen, emotionally unsafe, blamed, abandoned, or trapped in survival mode, this powerful inner child healing transmission is designed to help you reconnect with the wounded parts of yourself that still long to feel safe, loved, nurtured, and accepted.

In this deeply restorative guided healing experience, Vandana Atara Noorah leads listeners through a multidimensional inner child medita...

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May 16, 2026 44 mins

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Greetings adult-children,

It was an honor to sit in a deep & meaningful conversation with my colleague & therapist Tricia Giambelluca in this episode about how to break the spell of scapegoat shame & feeling like an imposter in your romantic, work and platonic relationships.

We unpacked alot of misinformation about how these trauma loops get passed down to us yet we have the power to release, unpack and tr...

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In this episode of the Spiritual Warrior Coach Podcast, I sit down with Barbara Saven to share my journey of healing childhood trauma, breaking generational patterns, and reconnecting with my inner voice.

I speak openly about growing up in a dysfunctional home, experiencing emotional neglect, and how those early experiences shaped my relationships and kept me in survival mode for years.

But this is also a story of tra...

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April 1, 2026 46 mins

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Greetings Adult Child,

In this latest episode, I sat down with my friend & mentor Leslie about the danger of gaslighting & emotionally invalidating your feelings. As survivors of childhood stress, neglect & trauma, most of us are taught to never speak our truth or trust our feelings which often lead to physical, mental & emotional suffering. This way of living locks us up in an endless looping system ...

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January 17, 2026 71 mins

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Join Loren Gaye on Quantum Conversations for a profound transmission featuring me, Vandana Atara, your guide to galactic healing and inner mastery. Together, we explore self-regulation tools for empaths, unveil my bundle of five transformative programs, and lead you through a live etheric spirit surgery meditation to reclaim wholeness amid global chaos.​

Tune in as I share heart-centered practices to check in with yo...

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December 30, 2025 86 mins

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In this heart-centered and expansive conversation, I open up about my path of awakening and the work I’m devoted to—supporting deep remembrance, embodiment, and soul-level healing.

We explore what it truly means to come home to yourself beyond conditioning, trauma, and inherited identities. I share how healing becomes sustainable when we shift out of the mind and back into the body, into present-m...

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December 19, 2025 44 mins

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Dear adult child, 

I hope you enjoy my recent conversation with the author of the best selling book "My Pretty Baby" Wendy Correa.

My Pretty Baby is a transformative memoir that chronicles Wendy Correa’s journey to heal from childhood traumas, including the death of her father when she was seven, emotionally distant older siblings, a frequently neglectful mother, and an adventurous yet violent, alcoholic st...

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In this episode of Healing Mindset, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nazish and take a deep dive into one of the most mission-critical conversations of our time: re-parenting the five-year-old inner child. This is the age where so many of our emotional blueprints take shape—our early coding around love, safety, belonging, expression, and visibility.

I unpack how emotional imprints are formed not just in c...

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In this deeply personal episode, I open up about my journey as an Inner Child Healer—and how I help people recognize and mend the emotional wounds that often begin in childhood but quietly shape our adult lives.

I’ve learned that when pain isn’t healed, the wounded child within us grows into a hurting adult—and sometimes, without realizing it, we project that pain onto others, continuing patte...

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Making your first million isn’t about hustling harder — it’s about healing deeper.

In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Harry Sardinas, Business Growth Strategist and Leadership Coach, to explore a new path to success — one that begins within.

Most people chase strategy, long hours, and pressure. I believe the real breakthrough comes when we heal the emotional roots that limit us. When yo...

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In this inspiring conversation, I share how to clear subconscious fear blocks that hold you back from your fullest potential. Many of these fears are rooted in childhood experiences and generational trauma—but the good news is, they can be released through awareness, compassion, and energy healing.

As a Certified Usui Reiki Master Teacher with advanced certifications in Somatic Healing from the Alchemy Institut...

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I was so grateful to join Shreya on The Soul Mirror for a transformative conversation on healing trauma and restoring balance to the nervous system. Together we explored how trauma—both personal and ancestral—shapes the way we feel and respond to life, and why real healing must include the body as much as the mind and spirit.

I shared how unresolved emotional wounds can begin even before birth, how genera...

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I was recently a guest on The Mindful Journey with Sana, where we explored the power of inner child healing and what it really means to reparent ourselves with compassion. In our conversation, I shared my own story of growing up in a toxic home and how those early experiences shaped my path as a healer and mentor.

We talked about how unresolved childhood stress often resurfaces in adulthood—through relationship...

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I joined Sana on Cosmic Confluence for a deep and expansive conversation on healing beyond the physical world. In this episode, I share how connecting with galactic guides, star ancestors, and higher-dimensional beings can support trauma release, ancestral healing, and the reclamation of authentic power. We explore how unseen allies and cosmic energies can guide us through life challenges, help us break free from ol...

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In this latest adult child in recovery podcast, I sat down with returning guest and psycho-therapist Phyllis Leavitt, the author of America In Therapy. We talked about the potential danger when untreated childhood wounds go unaddressed and how this may create a toxic sense of entitlement and misuse of power that can destroy innocent lives and your closest relationships not only in America but globally. Phyllis spoke...

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December 21, 2024 31 mins

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Greetings Adult Child,

On this episode, I sat down with returning guest and therapist Phyllis Leavitt who is the author of America In Therapy where we talked about when unhealed childhood trauma can get the best of us and even create toxic relationships.

We spoke about the potential danger when untreated wounds create a sense of entitlement and misuse of power when unhealthy family dynamics are not exa...

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October 24, 2024 47 mins

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Re-Writing Childhood Trauma Scripts

Greetings Resilient Adult Child,

Thank you for joining me for episode 24 where I sat down for a raw & real healing conversation with trauma informed business & leadership coach Denise G Lee.

We talked about the lifelong impact of unhealed childhood wounds, spiritual injuries & emotional scars and how we can slowly recover when we connect with safe healers, teachers & ...

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October 16, 2024 41 mins

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CHILDHOOD BETRAYAL TRAUMA

Welcome to episode #23 of my Adult Child In Recovery Podcast!

On this show, I spoke with Ria Flanagan, a compassionate trauma coach & counselor. She’s an  MA MFT, LISAC, CSAT, CMAT, owns and operates a private practice supervising associate counselors and provides coaching and consultation services. She is the author of the book Happiness is an Inside Job Playbook and hosts a p...

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