Reclaiming Me: Heal Your Childhood Attachment Wounds, People Pleasing, and Complex PTSD for Women

Are you a woman who has done years of healing work on your attachment trauma, yet still feel unable to let go of people-pleasing and perfectionism? This trauma-informed podcast helps women with complex PTSD heal the lasting impact of childhood attachment wounds from parents and caregivers so you can finally release survival patterns, rebuild self-trust, and create relationships rooted in authenticity, confidence, and emotional safety. Listen each week to learn how to: • Understand how trauma, attachment patterns, and overthinking fuel anxiety, stress, and burnout. • Release perfectionism, people-pleasing, and outdated identities that keep you playing small. • Build healthy boundaries, embodied self-trust, and a grounded sense of purpose and worth. **Ready to begin your healing? Start with the rebrand episode of Reclaiming Me: E66: Why You Can’t Heal Your Attachment Style Without Trauma Work (The Truth Behind the Rebrand of Reclaiming Me). ** I'm your host, Cindy Payne—a licensed professional counselor, certified yoga teacher, and C-PTSD survivor—offers a new episode each Monday, and a Wednesday Midweek Reframe teaching a practical skill or concept, so you can reduce the impact of C-PTSD symptoms and improve relationships. Work With Me: Ready for deeper support? Explore therapy or book a consultation here: cindypayne.com Connect With Me: Send me a message directly on Instagram: @cindypaynerooted or via email: cindy@cindypaynelpc.com This podcast explores the real, human side of growth — from navigating anxiety, imposter syndrome, and codependency to rediscovering presence, confidence, and authenticity. Through honest conversations about vulnerability, leadership, and letting go, we dive into the balance between purpose and rest, mindfulness and action, boundaries and connection. Together, we unpack the layers of trauma, stress, and exhaustion that keep us from fulfillment, and explore how healing begins when we choose awareness, compassion, and alignment over overwhelm.

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Episoder(152)

E111: I Almost Took Responsibility for Someone Else’s Mistake (Trauma & People Pleasing)

Have you ever felt an instant urge to fix someone else’s problem—even when it was never yours to carry in the first place? In this midweek reframe, a simple moment unfolds—a young adult makes a mistak...

29 Apr 17min

E110: The Unspoken Contract That Makes You Responsible for Everyone’s Emotions (Trauma, Attachment & People Pleasing)

What if the pressure you feel to keep everyone else happy… was never actually your responsibility? If you constantly monitor other people’s moods—your partner’s stress, your child’s meltdowns, your fr...

27 Apr 41min

E109: Vulnerability Hangover After Therapy: Trauma, Attachment & People Pleasing

Have you ever left therapy feeling exposed—and then immediately regretted everything you said? If you’re a people pleaser or navigating CPTSD, opening up in therapy can feel like a risk instead of rel...

22 Apr 14min

E108: The “Good Client” Trap: How Trauma and Attachment Keep You Performing

Are you doing everything “right” in therapy… but still feel unseen, disconnected, or stuck? If you’re someone who is self-aware, insightful, and committed to growth, it can be incredibly frustrating t...

20 Apr 38min

E107: The Strange Reason Growth Feels Like Guilt When You Heal Trauma

What if the guilt you feel while setting boundaries isn’t a sign you’re doing something wrong—but a sign you’re finally changing? If you’ve ever started honoring your needs only to feel overwhelmed by...

15 Apr 10min

E106: Is Your Identity Built on Trauma, CPTSD & Attachment Patterns?

What if the version of you that feels “off” right now was never truly you—but a version built to survive? If you’ve ever felt disconnected from who you are—especially during a major life transition—yo...

13 Apr 33min

E105: How “Pleading the Fifth” Can Break Trauma-Driven Overthinking & Anxiety Loops

What if your anxiety, overthinking, and “falling apart” moments are actually the blueprint for the life you’ve been trying to build? If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of constant doing—checking boxes, s...

8 Apr 12min

E104: From Mental “Prison” to Peace: Rewiring the Brain After Trauma

Do you ever feel like your mind has no "off" switch? Like you’re perfectly composed on the outside, but wrestling with an internal storm of overthinking, pressure, or intrusive thoughts? You are not a...

6 Apr 1h