This is the final episode of my healing journey, voiced in the podcast 'Say it out loud'. In this episode I talk about generational trauma, how this impacted my parenting and the steps I've taken to try and break the cycle.

Everyone needs to feel loved and comforted. In this episode, Sanvi talks about how she learnt about love from people who couldn't provide that in a healthy manner. She also speaks about how this affected her adult relationships.

Cultural expectations and traditions can have both positive and negative impact on the development of children. In this episode, Sanvi talks about the negative impacts of cultural practises that had contributed to her experience in childhood sexual abuse.

This episode is about how trauma impacts your perceptions and your understanding of self and others. Sanvi talks about her first incident of sexual abuse and also the reality that she remembers of her childhood and how she developed a sense of alternate reality or looked at the world through rose coloured glasses in order to survive. She also talks about how this has led to relationship issues.

Trigger warning - Please do not listen if you think this topic would cause you significant emotional distress. Please seek support if needed.

In this episode, Sanvi talks about her suicidal ideations and what she is doing to manage them. It is a particularly heavy episode but it contains many useful tools that Sanvi finds useful.

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Some links to resources mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/@patrickteahanofficial

https://www.youtube.com/@TheMindfulMovement

https://www.youtube.com/@GreatMeditation

https://open.spotify.com/show/61jFYEmQo2dvfv4m8S5JsJ

In this episode Sanvi talks about feeling misunderstood about her cognitive abilities. She reveals the child sexual abuse she experienced as a child and explores potential brain development issues that could have led to the difficulties she experiences in processing information. Sanvi refers to a research article about brain development, you can find it by clicking on the following link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27669407/

In this episode, Sanvi talks about a habit learnt as a child, of being a chameleon. It is a people pleasing behaviour that helped Sanvi make connections with other people in her life. She also talks about her co-dependent relationship with her husband and what she is doing to overcome the co-dependence.

In this episode Sanvi De Silva gives an overview of her life experiences and what made her start the Say It Out Loud podcast. Please be aware that there will be difficult mental health topics such as suicidal ideations that might be triggers for some. Please seek help if any of the content causes you distress.