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Parenting Without Permission

Parenting Without Permission

Written by: Isabel Lopez
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Parenting Without Permission is the unfiltered parenting podcast where host Isabel Lopez brings on a new guest each episode to spill the beautiful, messy, triggering, and sometimes dark truth about raising humans. No fake perfection. No mom-shaming. Just raw stories about surviving, healing, breaking cycles, and parenting through chaos. If you've ever felt like you're winging it while unpacking your own trauma....welcome home!!! Explicit language, emotional triggers, unexpected tears, and uncomfortable truths ahead.Isabel Lopez Parenting Relationships
Episodes
  • Breaking Cycles Isn’t Gentle or Harsh — Andreea's Story
    Jan 10 2026

    In this episode, Andreea shares her journey of growing up with an abusive parent, leaving to build a life of her own, and later returning to heal, not just for herself, but for her child.

    We talk about what it’s like to break cycles without swinging to extremes, how therapy helped her understand patterns instead of repeating them, and what it means to parent with intention when your own upbringing lacked emotional safety.

    This is a conversation about survival, boundaries, healing, and choosing a different path, even when it’s hard.

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    26 mins
  • Still Here: Jake's Story
    Jan 3 2026

    Trigger Warning:
    This episode contains discussions of homelessness, sexual assault, and the loss of a child. These topics may be difficult for some listeners. Please listen at your own pace and take care of yourself.

    In this episode, Jake shares his story with honesty and vulnerability, including experiences that are often lived through silently. We talk about survival, loss, and the long road of carrying grief while continuing to show up for life.

    This is a heavy conversation, but it is also a deeply human one. Listener discretion is advised.

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    38 mins
  • Dealing With Teen Pregnancy, a Toxic Parent, and a BD… One WTF at a Time
    Dec 12 2025

    Becca joins me today to talk about the parts of teen pregnancy nobody prepares you for — especially when you’re navigating a toxic parent, a chaotic BD, and trying to grow up while raising a whole human.

    We get into the guilt, the survival mode, the patterns we inherit, and the WTF moments that break you and build you at the same time.

    If you’ve ever had to parent through trauma, heal while you’re still hurting, or carry responsibilities way too young… this episode is going to hit home.

    One cycle at a time. One boundary at a time.
    One WTF at a time.

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    42 mins
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