You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for Cycle Breakers with Toxic Parents · Torie Wiksell
How Cycle Breakers Can Survive the Holidays With a Toxic Family Without Burning Out
December 15, 2025·14 min·1 clip
Discover how listening to a favorite song or eating a favorite food can signal safety to your stressed body.
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A steady take on holiday family stress for listeners trying not to get worn down by the season.
This episode treats the holidays as a real pressure point for someone trying to break a cycle, not as a detail to wave away. It stays on the need not to loathe the season and to leave enough room to handle it with more care, which gives the discussion a practical, steady feel.
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A calmer take on not loathing the holidays as a cycle breaker.
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