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Episode 2: The One Where the Cycle Shatters

Episode 2: The One Where the Cycle Shatters

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In this episode of The Hard Way Home, Christina shares the moment that changed everything — a motherhood moment that cracked open a lifetime of buried trauma and made one truth unavoidable: the cycle either repeats, or it ends.

Through a deeply personal story of childhood violence, survival, forgiveness, and the quiet courage it takes to choose differently, this episode explores what it really means to be a cycle breaker.

This is a conversation about inner children, apologizing to your kids, loving complicated parents, and learning that awareness — not perfection — is where healing begins.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of childhood violence and abuse. Please listen with care. You are encouraged to pause, breathe, or step away at any time.

Softness doesn’t mean weak.

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