You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for Cycle Breakers with Toxic Parents · Torie Wiksell
Why This Feels So Familiar: Toxic Parents, Abuse, and What’s Happening in the U.S.
January 27, 2026·19 min·2 clips
Tori Wixel explains the crucial difference between dealing with trauma and healing from it, stating you cannot heal from abuse that is still happening.
As heard by us
A grounded guide for cycle breakers facing familiar dysfunction in both family life and the wider world.
The episode keeps its focus on dysfunction on two fronts: the gaslighting, lying, deflection, and abuse tied to toxic family systems, and the same patterns the host sees reflected in the wider world.
Why you'd press play
If your nervous system is buzzing and family stress feels overwhelming, start here.
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