The Truth About Abandonment

About this episode

Holly Craider and Susan Anderson discuss the effects of abandonment trauma and offer insights and tools for recovery.

In this powerful episode of Nothing But The Truth Podcast with Holly Craider , host Holly Craider sits down with Susan Anderson, a renowned psychotherapist and best-selling author, who has dedicated over 30 years of clinical experience and research to helping individuals overcome the profound effects of abandonment trauma, grief, and loss. Anderson, the founder of the Abandonment Recovery movement, has developed groundbreaking therapeutic techniques and programs like Akeru, which offer guidance to those seeking healing from abandonment wounds and self-sabotaging behaviors. Listeners will gain insights into Anderson's extensive work through her acclaimed books, including Journey from Abandonment to Healing and The Abandonment Recovery Workbook . She shares the insights she has gleaned from research and the science-backed strategies she has developed to help adults and children recover from trauma and shame. This episode also features Holly Craider’s personal journey, as she vulnerably opens up about her own experience of abandonment when her father left her at just five years old. Together, Holly and Susan explore the far-reaching effects of abandonment on relationships…

People in this episode

Host: Holly Craider

Guest: Susan Anderson

Topics covered

• abandonment
• trauma
• mental health
• self-esteem
• recovery
• grief

Keywords

• abandonment
• trauma
• self-sabotage
• mental health
• recovery
• grief
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abandonment Recovery movement

Books & works: Journey from Abandonment to Healing, The Abandonment Recovery Workbook

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