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Episode 20:  Recovery Check-In: What We’ve Learned and What We Still Need to Do   In this season’s last episode, Ronni and Jennie reflect on how podcasting, and writing their first book together, have aided their recovery, and talk about what they want to work on next.  

This week, Jennie’s youngest daughter is getting married. Milestones such as these, whether for us or our children, give us the opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come in our life’s journey, and where we still want to go.

For survivors of trauma, our pets are often lifelines—providing the unconditional love and support we needed from our families. This week, Ronni and Jennie talk about this important connection with our beloved pets.

Ronni and Jennie reflect on how being grandparents, and watching their children parent, connects to their own recovery process.

Dysfunctional families use multiple techniques to keep patterns of abuse hidden. Ronni and Jennie explore how these destructive dynamics operate.

Even in abusive homes, there can be some good times . This week, Ronni and Jennie share some of the happy memories of their family that they hold.

In response to a listener request, Ronni and Jennie talk more about their work with Reiki and other forms of energy healing.

No matter how far along we are in our healing journey, there are always deeper layers of healing that can emerge—sometimes out of nowhere. Treating ourselves with loving kindness—grace—is the key to moving through these times more quickly and smoothly.

This week, Ronni and Jennie share how they’ve tried to apply Eckhart Tolle’s teaching on suffering to their lives.

This week finds Ronni and Jennie both working through some challenges--leading them to talk about what they do when they don't feel OK.

There are many points in the day where, simply by paying greater attention, we can experience more joy—and if we are able to string these moments together, we can find more peace…every day.

This week, Ronni and Jennie are sharing the first chapter in the audio version of their book: Healing Begins With Us: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Abuse and Rebuilding the Sibling Bond. The complete book is available on Amazon in paperback, ebook, and audio format. Go to www.ronniandjennie.com for links.

While starting something new can be exciting and freeing, it also means letting go of the past. In this episode, Ronni and Jennie continue their conversation about changing course--focusing on coping with feelings of loss, and fear of the unknown.

We each face so many choices in life—moments where our lives can change directions—sometimes dramatically. Ronni and Jennie talk about big changes in their lives recently, and what they’ve been doing to prepare for, and fully embrace, them.

Ronni and Jennie talk about breaking the cycle of abusive parenting--trying to figure out how to mother in a new way. They reflect on their years of celebrating Mother’s Day while being estranged from their own mother, and why we need our mothers throughout our lives.

One of Jennie’s childhood friends, who has read their book, recently visited and Jennie had a chance to talk to her about how it impacted her.

Now that their book is out, Ronni and Jennie reflect on what it feels like to share the big news with everyone, and to know that people are reading it 

In their first season, Jennie shared about her struggles with anxiety and depression. As part of writing the book, Ronni realized that she has been living with anxiety, too—all of her life. It felt so “normal” that she didn’t even question it…

As we transition from being the "Heart and SoulSisters" to being simply "Ronni and Jennie," we are engaged in a number of projects to broaden the reach of our message, including another book. This week we talk about those plans.

In this first episode of Season 3, Ronni and Jennie share the exciting news that they have finished their book, in which they tell the story of their childhood (including abuse, addiction, and mental illness in their home), and how they came to together to heal from these experiences.