About this episode
If you’ve ever heard of the crappy childhood fairy then you are in for a treat. I had the pleasure of interviewing Anna Runkle who is the founder of the very popular YouTube channel,
We talked about all kinds of amazing things,
Intro to the crappy childhood fairy. 0:03
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder. 3:28
What Is abandonment? Melange? 7:54
How to deal with emotional flashbacks? 11:13
Rec repetition compulsion and repetition compulsion. 15:59
Dealing with the fantasy element. 23:01
What does limerence feed off of? 25:53
Twin flame and codependency. 31:04
The importance of telling your story. 33:32
How she changed her approach to dating. 38:45
Dating a man who met her. 41:45
The difference between value and value in relationships. 46:47
Important Links Mentioned In The Episode
The Crappy Childhood Fairy YouTube Channel
Crappy Childhood Fairy Website
Buy Her Course On CPTSD
Take Advantage Of Her Free Tool On Daily Practice
Interview Transcript
Chris Seiter 00:03
Today we’re gonna be interviewing Anna Runkle, who has perhaps one of the most clever names or monikers she’s known as the crappy childhood fairy. So if you’re not familiar, she literally runs this YouTube channel called the crappy childhood fairy that has over half a million subscribers. So I just want to say thank you so much for coming on and doing this, there’s so much I want to ask you. But perhaps we can start a little bit by giving me the origin story about how this all came to be.
Anna 00:36
Where I’m, my channel has so much to do with relationships. That’s why I’m really excited to be talking to you. And I think we talk about a lot of the same things. And I talk about it from the angle of people, mostly women, who went through abuse and neglect as kids, which really affects the way we have relationships. And I learned about this through the school of hard knocks, I grew up in a commune with a drug addict, alcoholic mom. And a lot of the stuff that just goes with that with having a alcoholic family, the like cars in the yard and poverty and you know, nobody really looking out for you and nobody supervising. And so I had really common sympto
