Angel Deen and Makini Smith "Breaking Cycles of Trauma Through Generational Healing"

Makini shares her journey of healing from personal struggles, traumas, and setbacks, emphasizing the importance of self-discovery, resilience, and social connection. She discusses the transformative power of inner work, therapy, and reprogramming self-limiting beliefs to overcome obstacles and unlock individual potential.

She also highlights the significance of acknowledging past mistakes, setting healthy boundaries, and prioritizing self-care to break cycles of trauma and foster personal growth. Through the "H.E.A.L. Her" podcast, she provides a platform for sharing healing journeys and building a supportive community, demonstrating the ability to transform adversity into a source of inspiration and purpose.

This episode is an interview by Angel Deen with Makini Smith on her platform "My Purpose Lifestyle"

Takeaways:

- Transforming personal struggles into purpose involves a healing journey emphasizing social connection and resilience. - Self-discovery and breaking generational patterns can lead to personal transformation. - Reprogramming self-limiting beliefs involves overcoming internal doubts and fears to unlock true potential. - Acknowledge past mistakes for generational healing, setting healthy boundaries and transparency are key. - Understanding oneself and having compassion can lead to friction with others, but shedding old narratives is crucial for personal growth. - Listening with Love stresses the importance of actively listening with empathy to foster deeper connections. - Building a healing community through social connections can lead to post-traumatic wisdom and hope.

00:12:53 - Transmuting Pain into Purpose Transforming personal struggles, traumas, and setbacks into sources of purpose and inspiration involves undergoing a healing journey. Makini shares her experience of healing from divorce, loss, abuse, and health scares, emphasizing the importance of social connection, resilience, and hope. Through self-discovery and breaking generational patterns, individuals can transform themselves. Despite challenges and doubts, embracing growth, affirmations, and inner work can lead to a profound sense of purpose and fulfillment.

00:13:49 - Self-Discovery and Inner Work Makini emphasizes the importance of self-discovery and inner work as a transformative journey towards breaking generational patterns, healing trauma, and fostering a positive mindset. Through personal experiences of overcoming divorce, narcissistic abuse, and health scares, she highlights the power of holistic healing of mind, body, and soul to find peace, clarity, and connection. She mentions that evolving through inner work may lead to distancing from loved ones not on the same journey, but ultimately, it is a process of self-empowerment and growth that can change one's life and surroundings for the better.

00:15:14 - Reprogramming Self-Limiting Beliefs Reprogramming self-limiting beliefs involves confronting internal doubts and fears to unlock one's true potential. This process includes overcoming obstacles like negative self-perceptions and resistance from those closest to us. Consistency, perseverance, and shedding old beliefs are emphasized to evolve into a new, empowered version of oneself. By challenging limiting narratives, we can pave the way for self-discovery and transformation towards a life filled with possibilities.

00:23:23 - Generational Healing and Parenting Makini discusses the importance of acknowledging past mistakes in parenting and the process of generational healing, emphasizing the role of therapy in understanding and addressing family dynamics. Through her own experiences as a mother working on herself and her relationship with her children, Makini highlights the significance of transparency, accountability, and setting healthy boundaries to break cycles of trauma responses and create a positive environment for personal and familial growth.

00:23:59 - Therapy and Self-Reflection Makini discusses her experience with therapy, self-reflection, and understanding her own worth in relation to her children. She emphasizes the importance of prioritizing self-care and personal growth, even if it means making difficult changes that may not be immediately understood by her children. This process of self-reflection and healing is necessary for breaking cycles of trauma and toxic patterns, demonstrating the transformative power of therapy in fostering personal growth and self-worth.

00:42:41 - Compassion and Understanding Understanding oneself and having compassion for others can be challenging. Personal growth can cause friction with those around us who may not be accustomed to our evolution, leading to projected insecurities and unintentional limitations being placed on our growth by loved ones. This highlights the importance of reprogramming our minds to overcome self-limiting beliefs and societal expectations, shedding old narratives to