Gentle disclaimer: the nature of this podcast is conversations about edgy stuff. This episode contains mentions of self-injury. Listen from a grounded, regulated place.
In this episode, we are joined by writer and activist Clementine Morrigan for a thoughtful conversation on how early relational harm shapes identity, attachment, and survival strategies. Together, we explore how family systems organize around silence and blame, how chronic invalidation impacts the nervous system, and why many people struggle to recognize their experiences as harmful.
Clementine offers insight into dissociation, truth-telling, and the long, nonlinear work of recovery, inviting listeners to consider healing as a process rooted in context, relationship, and embodied self-trust.
👉 Topics Covered
▪️Scapegoat dynamics & cancel culture
▪️Clementine’s abuse history & family system
▪️Structural dissociation
▪️Neglect, attachment trauma, and mothers’ roles
▪️How to notice and intervene around children
▪️Attachment patterns in adult relationships
▪️CSA as the #1 political issue
▪️Spirituality, underworld journeys, and healing
👉 Learn more about Clementine Morrigan: Long-form writing
Buy her book F*cking Magic
Listen to her pod: F*cking Canceled
Follow her Instagram
The End of Scapegoating and the Beginning of Wholeness as the Ground by Darananda
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