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S1E48 Where Do I Belong? | The Deep Dive Into Feeling Like You Never Fit In
Feeling like you don’t belong anywhere can become one of the loneliest battles a person fights silently. In this deeply emotional episode of Back Porch Confessions, we unpack the pain of never…
S1E47 “You Made It Through Today… And That’s Not Small”
Why Survival Is Worth Celebrating & Why More People Are Struggling Than We RealizeYou didn’t just “get through the day”… you survived something most people never saw.In this powerful episode of…
S1E4 Bonus Episode 4: Chapters 14–17 of From the Ashes by Cody Mecham
In this Bonus Episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara continues the powerful journey through From the Ashes by Cody Mecham, reading Chapters 14–17 and stepping into some of the most transformative…
S1E3 🎙️ Bonus Episode: Chapters10-13 of From the Ashes by Cody Mecham
(PTSD + HEALING FOCUSED)In this Bonus Episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara continues the journey through From the Ashes by Cody Mecham, reading Chapters 10–14 and exploring deeper layers of…
S1E46 Who Taught You That Choosing Yourself Costs Too Much?
In this deeply raw and soul-stirring episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara McCormick invites you to sit with a question that may change everything you thought you knew about love, sacrifice, and…
S1E2 Bonus Episode 2: Chapters 6–9 of From the Ashes by Cody Mecham
In this Bonus Episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara reads Chapters 6–9 of From the Ashes by Cody Mecham, diving deeper into themes of trauma, PTSD, emotional survival, and the long road to…
S1E1 BONUS Epi 1: From the Ashes by Cody Mecham
🎧 PTSD Trigger Warning + Grounding Intro (Script)Before we go any further… I want to take a moment to gently acknowledge something important.Today’s episode includes themes around trauma, emotional…
S1E45 She Was a Woman Before She Was My Mama
This episode of Back Porch Confessions dives deep into healing, generational trauma, motherhood wounds, forgiveness, and emotional understanding. What happens when you realize your mother was human,…
S1E44 Celebrating Their Life While Carrying the Grief: A Healthier Way to Honor a Loved One
Grief Is Love With Nowhere Obvious to GoGrief is real, sacred, and necessary. But sometimes healing begins when we shift from only focusing on the pain of their absence to also honoring the beauty of…
S1E43 Thought Distortions That Are Running Your Life?
Let’s expose your brain a little bit… 👀In this powerful episode of Back Porch Confessions, we’re breaking down the common thought distortions that quietly shape your emotions, your relationships, and…
S1E42 The Fight Response: When Survival Looks Like Anger
Trauma, Healing & Emotional RegulationIn this powerful episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara McCormick breaks down the fight trauma response-what it is, where it comes from, and how it…
S1E41 The Flight Response: When Running Feels Safer Than Staying
If you’ve ever avoided hard conversations, left relationships without closure, stayed busy to escape your emotions, or felt the urge to run when things get real—this episode is for you.In this…
S1E40 When Your Body Hits Pause - Understanding the Freeze Response
During this extended conversation, Barbara speaks directly to listeners about how the human nervous system protects us through survival responses, why freezing is not weakness, and how trauma,…
S1E39 The Fawn Response: When People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Survival Response | Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn Explained
“Sometimes survival doesn’t look like fighting or running… sometimes it looks like smiling and keeping the peace.”Have you ever felt responsible for everyone else’s emotions?Do you apologize when you…
S1E38 Finding Your Way Back: Protecting Your Peace and Healing After the Breaking Point
🎙️ EPISODE 3 Title: Finding Your Way Back: Protecting Your Peace & Recovering After the Breaking PointIn the final part of this 3-part series, we focus on healing, protecting your mental health,…
S1E37 Before the Fall: The Signs You’re Closer to a Breakdown Than You Think
🎙️ EPISODE 2Title: The Slow Unraveling: Signs You’re Closer to a Breakdown Than You ThinkIn Part 2 of this deeply emotional series, we talk about the warning signs that happen before a nervous…
S1E36 Holding It Together Until You Can’t - 3 Part Series - Nervous Breakdowns
🎙️ EPISODE 1 Title: When the Mind Reaches Its Limit: What a Nervous Breakdown Really IsIn Part 1 of this powerful 3-part mental health series, we break down what a nervous breakdown really is, what…
S1E35 CAN WHAT WAS BROKEN ACTUALLY BE REBUILT?
Can a marriage or relationship truly be rebuilt after it’s been broken? And how do you know when it’s time to keep fighting… or finally walk away?In this raw, honest, and deeply reflective episode of…
S1E34 Why We Carry Grief After a Relationship Ends
Why We Carry Grief After a Relationship EndsA deep dive into attachment, loss, and reclaiming yourself...even when you know walking away was the right choice?In this deeply honest, trauma-informed…
S1E33 Let’s Talk About the Version of You That Loved Harder Than You Were Loved
Let’s Talk About the Version of You That Loved Harder Than You Were LovedIn this deeply personal, solo episode of Back Porch Confessions, Barbara McCormick speaks directly to the part of you that…
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