The Healing In Progress Podcast
The Healing In Progress Podcast is hosted by Sian Morgan-Crossley, a psychotherapist and mother of two. It explores how difficult experiences in childhood shape the way we feel about ourselves, handle stress, build relationships, and parent our own children. Episodes alternate between solo shows from Sian and in-depth conversations with expert guests on trauma, emotional healing and personal growth. The aim is to help listeners understand themselves better and find practical ways to heal and evolve. A difficult childhood, the show argues, does not have to mean a difficult adulthood.
Episodes
Why Siblings See Their Childhood Differently
Siblings often grow up together but have different memories of their childhood, which can lead to misunderstandings. This episode explores why these differences happen and how they affect relationships. Understanding these dynamics can help build compassion and connection. This episode is perfect for anyone wanting to understand their relationship with their siblings better. In this episode I disc
Why Setting Boundaries Can Leave You Feeling Lonely
Have you ever worked hard to stop people pleasing, started setting healthier boundaries, and then found yourself feeling lonelier than ever?In this episode, I'm exploring a part of healing that doesn't get talked about enough: the loneliness that can appear after you stop abandoning yourself.Links: Membership Free TrialOrder my book; How to Heal From Emotionally Immature ParentsThe Self-Connection
Going Low Contact With Parents
What happens after you finally create distance from emotionally immature or dysfunctional parents, and instead of feeling free, you feel lost?In this episode, Sian Morgan-Crossley explores the complicated emotional aftermath of going low contact with family. We talk about why relief and grief often coexist, why boundaries can trigger guilt even when they are healthy, and how many adults unknowingl
How can I be aware of my parents' pain without dismissing my own?
In this episode, I respond to a listener who shared something I know many people quietly wrestle with: the guilt that can arise when you begin healing from your childhood while also deeply understanding the pain your parents carried themselves.To send in your own question: breakthecyclecoach@gmail.comThe Self-Connection System: https://www.breakthecyclecoaching.co.uk/courses/new-course-13I explor
Is healing actually making my life worse?
In this episode, we explore what can happen when someone who has always been “the responsible one” in their family begins therapy and starts setting boundaries.This listener shares their experience of growing up feeling emotionally responsible for others, becoming the dependable, stable person everyone relied on. Although they’re successful on paper, they’ve realised they don’t really know who the
Contact or no-contact with parents whilst healing?
In this episode, psychotherapist Sian Crossley answers a powerful listener question: Can you fully heal from emotionally immature parents while still staying in contact with them?Many people assume healing from childhood trauma or emotional neglect means cutting family members off completely. But what happens when you still love your parents, want a relationship with them, or don’t want estrangeme
Dear Sian: Relationship Dilemma
In the first episode of Dear Sian I'm responding to a question about whether this listeners difficulty in their new relationship is a sign that it's not a good fit, or perhaps linked to their childhood and a sign of a trauma response. This listener is finding it hard to relax and trust in this relationship and I give them my take on this through a therapeutic lens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p
How to Stop Your Mother Wound Ruining Your Relationships
The mother wound affects your relationship with yourself, your self-worth or self-esteem. Its hard to have a good opinion of yourself if your mothers love was conditional (until you heal of course). However it doesn't just affect how you feel about yourself. Your relationship with your mother forms a blueprint - teaching you how to love and be loved. Showing us what connection means and how to rel
Being triggered by your kids: The feelings you had to shut down as a child
If you find yourself being triggered by your child and want to understand why certain things that they do or say create an emotional reaction for you, this episode will help you. Children tend to trigger the parts of us (feelings, behaviours, reactions) that we weren't allowed to feel or express as a child. As a psychotherapist and mother of 2 I have experience of finding certain parts of motherin
How To Grieve Someone Who Is Still Alive
Grieving isn't just reserved for bereavement. It's part of life and healing and is what needs to happen when relationships end or change.In this video I will talk you through the times when grieving is needed in order to move forward. Whether that's going no contact with someone, a relationship ending, or someone becoming different and in need of a different dynamic. We will talk through HOW to gr
Feeling disloyal for talking about your family as a child
In this episode we're discussing the common experience of children in toxic families or with emotionally immature parents, not being allowed to talk about their home life with anyone. I'll be talking about the impact of this as a child and as an adult, and the way in which learning to pretend can lead to it being difficult to live authentically as an adult. Hope it helps!Sian Hosted on Acast. See
Let's talk about perfectionism
Perfectionism affects so many of us; wanting to do well, trying our best, aiming for high standards. It's hard to pull away from, especially when society praises high achievers and excellence of any kind. BUT perfectionism takes a toll on our emotional health, sooner or later. It becomes exhausting and robs us of relaxation and enjoyment. In this show I'm talking about 3 ways perfectionism shows u
Why My Parents Arguing Is Affecting My Marriage
In this episode I break down the impact of witnessing a lot of conflict as a child on my marriage and then talk through the 3 specific ways I'm currently healing and resetting relationships for myself. How do I heal from my past? Why can’t I relax and enjoy life? How do I move on from my childhood? Why are relationships so difficult for me? How can I do things differently with my own children?This
Feeling demotivated and overwhelmed whilst healing
This is a breakdown of how to tweak your approach and mindset around emotional healing, to make the process feel lighter, easier and more sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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