Breaking Cycles of Trauma and Secrets with Joanne Redding

Joanne Redding grew up in Brooklyn and eventually made her way to Manhattan, then the suburbs of Westchester County, and finally Greenwich, CT. She holds a bachelor’s degree in French and a master’s in finance from New York University and is a certified Master Gardener with a degree in landscape design. Over her career, she has worked at an airport and an engineering firm, spent over fifteen years on Wall Street, and run her own landscape design business. The proud mom of two amazing young adults, Joanne shares her home in the New York City area with her two elderly but endlessly loved dogs. For more information, visit https://joannereddingauthor.com/

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Show Highlights & Themes:

• Childhood Loss & Hidden Truths: Joanne shares the sudden death of her father when she was six years old, and how the full truth surrounding his passing was kept hidden from her until she reached college. That's when she found out her dad had died by suicide.
• Growing Up in a "House of Pretend": Navigating an environment surrounded by generational family secrets, where grief was buried and unexpressed among family members.
• Intuitive Coping & Wall Street: How books, reading, and later entering the male-dominated world of Wall Street in the 80s and 90s served as intuitive ways to process her loss and seek connection.
• From Wall Street to Landscape Design to Author: Joanne’s multi-faceted journey of lifelong learning—from financial markets to landscape architecture, language study, and ultimately publishing her memoir.
• The Vulnerability of Writing a Memoir: Overcoming the feeling of "walking naked in Times Square" by sharing raw personal memories, letting go of expectations, and managing feedback.
• Parenting & Breaking Generational Cycles: Reflecting on how childhood trauma influenced her approach to motherhood, navigating overcompensation, and later caretaking for her mother.
• Honoring Children in Their Grief: Joanne’s crucial advice for adults to see and acknowledge grieving children, emphasizing that kids experience loss deeply even when they don't express it like adults