Only Mom Has The Key

About this episode

Sven helps Claudio confront the impact of his mother's ridicule and rejection on his happiness and mental health.

...and Dad didn't protect Claudio, who feels he was robbed of joy and safety in childhood because of his mom. At 37, he still can't get her voice out of his head, and it's filled with ridicule and rejection. But she has the key to his happiness if she would just atone! Which she never will. And where was dad in all of this? Sven goes to work to help Claudio let go and move on. Explicit content. Send us Fan Mail

People in this episode

Host: Sven Erlandson

Guest: Claudio

Topics covered

• childhood trauma
• parental relationships
• mental health
• forgiveness
• self-improvement

Keywords

• childhood
• joy
• safety
• atone
• mental health
• forgiveness
• parenting

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