Today Melody Murray tackles toxic family relationships and childhood trauma and gives valuable insights on breaking free from trauma bonds and living authentically. Learn how to set boundaries and take care of unresolved childhood trauma.

1. Boundaries a womxn should set in navigating toxic family relationships

2. What does unresolved childhood trauma look like in adult womxn?

3. The value of mindful parenting styles and ways to break generational trauma

4. Womxn’s dilemmas around motherhood, limited access to abortion, healthcare, and reproductive rights in the U.S.

5. A powerful reason why womxn should define their own happiness, success, and liberty

About Melody Murray

Melody is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Child Mental Health Specialist in private practice. She also does presentations on Suicidal Ideation, Self-Care, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Mental Health, and social Media Secondary Trauma. She is a former Mental Health Evaluator at Seattle Children's Hospital ER who assessed patients for suicidal and homicidal ideation. She co-facilitated Suicide Assessment and Treatment training for Seattle's Children's medical staff.

Before becoming a therapist, she spent several years in film, television, and casting as a producer and director. She was also an actor, hosted a children's show, and performed standup comedy.

She has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the Producers Guild of America.

Connect with Melody

• Website: Mental Health Counseling
• Instagram: @melodylmft

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