Rebuilding Connectability After Attachment Wounds & Trauma — Anna Runkle

Listen to this episode from The Weekend University on Spotify. Get Anna Runkle's new book, CONNECTABILITY. You can order via the following link: https://bit.ly/4dTK9xz — more links below 👇 Anna Runkle is a bestselling author and creator of the popular YouTube channel "Crappy Childhood Fairy." After overcoming her own complex PTSD through innovative self-regulation techniques, she has dedicated her life to helping others heal from developmental trauma and reconnect with themselves and others. In this conversation, we explore: — What "connection wounds" are and how they affect our ability to form meaningful relationships — How neurological dysregulation from trauma creates barriers to connection and what to do about it — The simple but powerful daily practice that transformed Anna's life after decades of struggling with trauma symptoms — Practical strategies for developing "connectability" even when social situations feel overwhelming — Why focusing on "what can I do right now?" rather than "why did this happen?" creates real healing And more. You can learn more about Anna's work, books, and free resources at https://crappychildhoodfairy.com. — Anna Runkle leads a movement to help men and women worldwide to heal trauma symptoms and change their lives—whether or not they have access to professional help. More than 900,000 men and women worldwide subscribe to her YouTube channel, blog, courses and coaching programs, where she teaches the principles and techniques she has used to recover from her own Childhood PTSD. Her approach includes simple, self-directed exercises to calm emotional triggers and neurological dysregulation, and to begin changing the self-defeating behaviors that are common for people who have lived much of their lives dysregulated. She lives with her husband and two sons in the San Francisco Bay Area. -- Interview Links: — Order Anna's NEW Book: CONNECTABILITY: https://bit.ly/4dTK9xz — Order Anna's 2024 Book: RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/3yqaena — Anna's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrappyChildhoodFairy — Anna's Website: https://crappychildhoodfairy.com — Free Daily Practice Course: http://bit.ly/CCF_DailyPractice — Quiz: How Connectable Are You? https://bit.ly/48QTuFL