{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/653bc3d9968d7500113515e7/6aabb4078a1508074da55d0b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is This Who You Are, or What You Learned to Survive?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/653bc3d9968d7500113515e7/1789639564118-d9ada92b-21cd-4c25-8ead-395dc8456a3c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this deeply personal reflection with Anu, a CSA survivor and trauma professional, she explore how behaviours such as people pleasing, overworking, overachieving, seeking approval and hyper-independence can develop in response to difficult experiences earlier in life.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation looks at how these patterns may once have helped us feel safer, accepted or in control, but can continue long after the circumstances that created them have changed.</p><p>Through her own experiences, she reflects on learning to recognise these patterns, understanding what sits behind them and creating a pause between an automatic response and a conscious choice.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn't about giving up ambition, independence, kindness or achievement. It's about asking where those behaviours come from, what they may be costing us today, and whether we're still choosing them.</p><p><br></p><p>Perhaps the most important question is a simple one: what if this isn't simply who I am, but something I learned to do?</p><p><br></p><p>To contact Anu:</p><p><br></p><p>https://victim2victor.net</p><p>https://silentscreamsdramafeaturefilm...</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/victim2victor_anuverma/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/silentscreams_dramafeaturefilm/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/anuvermaV2V</p><p>https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anuvermav2v</p><p>https://linktr.ee/healing.journeyy</p><p>Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wHvUof https://spoti.fi/36D6ZYE</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Anu, for sharing your story and expertise with us 💚.</p><p><br></p><p>Join our YouTube or Patreon Memberships for extra content and early access: https://www.patreon.com/c/SomethingtoSay</p><p>YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/@SomethingtoSayofficial/membership</p><p><br></p><p>To follow us on social media:</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somethingtosayofficial</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/somethingtosayofficial1</p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/something-to-say1</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingtosayofficial</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast provides a platform for contributors to share their own lived experiences. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Something to Say has not independently verified the factual accuracy of statements made by contributors and does not endorse or adopt any allegations, assertions, opinions or conclusions expressed in this podcast.</p>","author_name":"Something to Say"}