Ronni and Jennie: Conversations on Recovery from Childhood Trauma and Abuse

By Ronni Tichenor and Jennie Weaver

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Ronni and Jennie are sisters who were not supposed to be friends. They grew up in a home with addiction, abuse, and untreated mental illness, which generated dysfunctional dynamics that often pitted them against each other. Miraculously, they came together in adulthood to help each other heal. Now, drawing on their personal and professional experiences, they are telling their story to help others recover from childhood trauma and abuse, and to help them mend their own sibling relationships. They invite you to join them in this healing conversation. Please feel free to share your own experiences, or ask questions, via their website: www.ronniandjennie.com (other free content is also available there), or follow them on Instagram: @ronni_and_jennie. Ronni Tichenor is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at State University of New York--Polytechnic Institute, specializing in family studies; Jennie Weaver is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years' experience in family practice and mental health. They detail their story in their book, Healing Begins with Us: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Abuse and Rebuilding the Sibling Bond.

Episode Date
Take a Vacation from Healing!
Jul 05, 2025
Transformational Coaching is Here!
Jun 28, 2025
The Power (and Joy) in Visualization
Jun 21, 2025
Getting to the Root of the Problem Brings True Freedom
Jun 14, 2025
How to Create Effective Affirmations
Jun 07, 2025
How to Manage High-Stress Life Situations
May 31, 2025
How a Breathwork Session Can Accelerate Your Healing
May 24, 2025
How Focusing on Your Breath Can Change Your Day…and Your Life
May 17, 2025
Creating Healthy Parent-Child and Sibling Relationships Throughout Your Life
May 10, 2025
Why the World Needs to Hear Your Story
May 03, 2025
How the Heaviness in the World Can Trigger You
Apr 26, 2025
Overcoming Fear and Dread
Apr 19, 2025
Finding Empowerment When You’re Feeling Powerless
Apr 12, 2025
Every Day, We Invite You to Begin Again
Apr 05, 2025
YOU are the Healer!
Mar 29, 2025
Releasing Attachment to Outcome
Mar 22, 2025
How the Stages of Recovery Mirror the Stages of Grief
Mar 15, 2025
Good-bye, Dad
Mar 08, 2025
The Roller Coaster Ride of Long-Term Estrangement from Parents and Family
Mar 01, 2025
How To Navigate Seasons of Loss
Feb 22, 2025
BONUS #3: Navigating the Holidays with Family
Nov 16, 2024
BONUS #2: Now What? (How to Move Forward After the 2024 Election)
Nov 09, 2024
BONUS: Navigating Changing Family Relationships
Aug 17, 2024
When You Want to Do Something…But Realize You’re Not Ready to Do It
Jul 20, 2024
How to Set Effective Boundaries
Jul 14, 2024
How to Disrupt Negative Self-Talk
Jul 06, 2024
Why Pursuing Healing Takes Great Courage
Jun 29, 2024
The Tremendous Healing Power of Conscious Connected Breathing
Jun 22, 2024
The Physical Impact Childhood Trauma Can Have on Your Body Over Your Lifetime
Jun 15, 2024
Watching Your Loved Ones Struggle
Jun 08, 2024
The Silver Linings of Walking a Path of Recovery
Jun 01, 2024
Accepting What the World is Offering You
May 25, 2024
Finding Balance Between Doing and Being
May 18, 2024
How to Meet Your Triggers with Compassion
May 11, 2024
Breaking the Cycle Takes Longer Than You Think
May 04, 2024
What Do I Need Right Now?
Apr 27, 2024
Why is It so Hard to Ask for More?
Apr 20, 2024
People Have the Right NOT to Heal
Apr 13, 2024
Do You Know the Difference Between Sibling Rivalry and Sibling Abuse?
Apr 06, 2024
How to Identify Red Flags in Abusive Relationships
Mar 30, 2024
How do You “Mother Yourself?”
Mar 23, 2024
Managing Feelings of Worthlessness
Mar 16, 2024
What to Do When You Feel "Stuck"
Mar 09, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: What Does It Mean to "Live Authentically" in Recovery?
Aug 26, 2023
You Don’t Have to Be “Healed” (or “Love Yourself First”) to Build a Healthy Love Relationship
Jul 15, 2023
You Don't Have to Forgive Your Abuser to Heal
Jul 08, 2023
How Do You Know If You're Healing?
Jul 01, 2023
Are You Afraid to "Shine Your Light" and "Share Your Gifts with the World?"
Jun 24, 2023
Unpacking the Language of Recovery and Spirituality
Jun 17, 2023
"Don't Take It Personally!"
Jun 10, 2023
Recovery from Growing Up with Addiction, Abuse, and Mental Illness
Jun 03, 2023
Sonya Renee Taylor: "The Body is Not an Apology"
May 27, 2023
What Does It Feel Like, Growing Up with Addiction, Abuse, and Mental Illness?
May 20, 2023
Oprah, Prince Harry, and "The Me You Can't See"
May 13, 2023
How to Unwind Dysfunctional Patterns
May 06, 2023
Reconnecting with Your Body in Recovery from Childhood Trauma
Apr 29, 2023
Setting Intentions for What You Want (and We Want All the Joy We Can Get!)
Apr 22, 2023
Caring for Aging Parents and Recovery
Apr 15, 2023
How to Take Up All the Space You Deserve
Apr 08, 2023
Nurturing Your Relationship with Yourself
Apr 01, 2023
Parenting in the Aftermath of Childhood Trauma and Abuse
Mar 25, 2023
Life Changes, Relationship Changes
Mar 18, 2023
Healing Our Sibling Relationship: A Deeper Dive
Mar 11, 2023
Back Again: What We’ve Learned in Promoting Our Book
Mar 04, 2023
Recovery Check-In: Lessons Learned and Future Plans
Aug 13, 2022
Milestones in Our Lives Help Us Reflect on How Far We Have Come in Our Healing
Aug 06, 2022
How Our Pets Provide a Loving Lifeline--Helping Us Survive and Heal
Jul 30, 2022
What Grandparenting Has Taught Us About Parenting (and Our Own Recovery)
Jul 23, 2022
Gaslighting, Triangular Communication, and Other Forms of Manipulation in Abusive Families
Jul 16, 2022
Even Abusive Childhoods Can Produce Happy Memories
Jul 09, 2022
More on Reiki and Energy Healing (Listener's Request)
Jul 02, 2022
Giving Ourselves Grace When Old Patterns Re-Emerge
Jun 25, 2022
How to Minimize Your Own Suffering
Jun 18, 2022
It's OK to Not be OK
Jun 11, 2022
Cultivating Everyday Joys for Greater Peace
Jun 04, 2022
A Surprise Preview of Our Book: Chapter One
May 28, 2022
Navigating Change, Part 2
May 21, 2022
Navigating Change
May 14, 2022
Mother's Day Without Mom
May 07, 2022
Somebody Read Our Book!
Apr 30, 2022
Do We Really Want People to Read Our Book??
Apr 23, 2022
Ronni Lives With Anxiety, Too
Apr 16, 2022
We are Ronni and Jennie!
Apr 09, 2022
Our Book is Done!
Apr 02, 2022
Time For A Reboot!
Aug 08, 2021
Kripalu and Omega: Places of Profound Learning and Healing
Jul 31, 2021
Oprah, Dr. Perry, and "What Happened to You?
Jul 24, 2021
Oprah, Prince Harry, and "The Me You Can't See"
Jul 17, 2021
Matt Kahn, Part II: The Universe Always Has a Plan
Jul 10, 2021
The Loving Presence of Matt Kahn
Jul 08, 2021
Ainslie MacLeod and Past Life Healing
Jul 08, 2021
Don Miguel Ruiz and "The Four Agreements"
Jul 03, 2021
Karla McLaren and "The Language of Emotions"
Jun 26, 2021
Glennon Doyle and "Untamed"
Jun 19, 2021
Dana Wilde and "Train Your Brain"
Jun 12, 2021
Getting It Right (Or, The Shame of Getting It "Wrong")
Jun 05, 2021
Abraham Hicks and The Law of Attraction
May 29, 2021
Being Alone, Feeling Isolated
May 22, 2021
Brian Weiss and the Impact of Past Lives
May 08, 2021
Eckhart Tolle and The Power of Now
May 01, 2021
The Wisdom of Dr. Kim D’Eramo
Apr 17, 2021
What We Learned from Dr. Wayne Dyer
Apr 10, 2021
Understanding the Dynamics in Homes with Addiction
Apr 03, 2021
What We've Learned as We're Writing Our Book (HINT: More Opportunities to Heal)
Mar 27, 2021
Reflections on Podcasting
Sep 05, 2020
Go Ahead and Get Mad
Aug 29, 2020
We're Writing a Book on Healing from Childhood Trauma
Aug 01, 2020
Meditation and Healing from Childhood Trauma
Jul 26, 2020
Yoga and Healing from Childhood Trauma
Jul 18, 2020
The Body Keeps the Score: The Physical Impacts of Childhood Trauma
Jul 11, 2020
Soul Level Coaching and Spiritual Healing
Jul 04, 2020
More on Intuition and Healing from Childhood Trauma
Jun 27, 2020
Intuition and Healing from Childhood Trauma
Jun 20, 2020
Reiki and Energy Healing in Recovering from Childhood Trauma
Jun 13, 2020
Being the Light, Working for Justice
Jun 06, 2020
Music, Resilience, and Joy
May 30, 2020
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Spiritual Healing
May 23, 2020
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Anxiety, and Depression
May 16, 2020
Forgiveness Without Reconciliation
May 09, 2020
Shame on Me??
May 02, 2020
Here Come Da Judge(ment)
Apr 25, 2020
On the Road to Healing: The Early Stages of Recovery
Apr 19, 2020
Breaking Through Our Denial
Apr 11, 2020
The Hero and the Scapegoat
Apr 04, 2020
“What the Hell’s the Matter with You?”
Mar 28, 2020
What're We Doing??
Mar 24, 2020