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Flower Child. The Podcast!
Hosted by Ke'Onda Washington · EN
FCTP is a trauma-informed, spiritually-anchored healing space for adult children of addicts & dysfunctional family systems. This podcast exists to help listeners reconnect with their inner child, understand how childhood trauma shapes adult behaviors, & gently break generational cycles—without shame, blame, or retraumatization. Through honest storytelling, trauma education, guided meditations, & reflective journaling prompts, FC offers a soft place to land for those who grew up surviving. This is not therapy—it’s a refuge.
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Settling The Chaos Meditation!
2w ago00:07:54Tap to summarizeFertile GroundHealing doesn’t happen from listening alone. It happens through practice.Fertile Ground is the companion space to Flower Child The Podcast—a place where the conversations continue long after each episode ends.Each month, you’ll receive intentional tools designed to help you move from awareness to transformation, including:* A monthly healing intention* Weekly journal prompts* Guided reflections* Grounding and nervous system practices* Affirmations* Gentle challenges that encourage growth* Resources to support your healing journeyEvery episode plants a seed. Fertile Ground gives you the space to nurture it.Whether you’re learning to trust yourself, grieve what you didn’t receive, set healthy boundaries, or reconnect with the version of yourself that had to survive, this is your place to slow down, process, and bloom.Because healing isn’t a destination—it’s something we cultivate, one intentional moment at a time.Welcome to Fertile Ground. Your safe space to bloom. 🌻
Transcribe →Returning Home Deeply Rooted!
2w ago00:31:31Tap to summarizeThis feels like a powerful way to reopen Season 4. Since your brand centers on creating a safe place for adult children of addicts to heal, I’d lean into the honesty of your own journey. Your return isn’t just about where you’ve been—it’s an invitation for listeners to return to themselves, too.After three years away, I’m finally coming home.In this deeply personal season premiere, I share the story I’ve spent years gathering the courage to tell—not because it’s perfect, but because it’s true.As a third-generation adult child of an addict, I spent much of my life surviving patterns I didn’t create, carrying responsibilities that were never mine, and searching for safety in all the wrong places. Stepping away from the podcast wasn’t the end of my story—it became part of my healing.In this episode, I open up about what the last three years have taught me: the grief, the growth, the fear, the healing, and the moment I realized I had to stop arguing with who God created me to be.If you’ve ever questioned your worth, struggled to trust yourself, or wondered whether healing is really possible after childhood trauma, this conversation is for you.This season is an invitation to return—not to who you were before life hurt you, but to the person you’ve always been underneath the survival.Welcome back to Flower Child The Podcast.This is your safe space to bloom.🌻 In this episode, we’ll explore:Why I stepped away for three years.My story as an adult child of an addict.What healing has looked like behind the scenes.Learning to trust myself again.What it means to stop arguing with God about who He created me to be.Why awareness is the first step toward breaking generational cycles.What you can expect from Season 4: A Safe Place to Land.Whether this is your first time listening or you’ve been here since the beginning, thank you for trusting me with your healing journey.Welcome home, Flower Child. It’s time to bloom.
Transcribe →Awareness Meditation!
Jun 100:12:40Tap to summarizeAs adult children of addicts, many of us learned how to survive long before we learned how to feel safe. Over time, survival patterns can become so familiar that we mistake them for our personality, our identity, or simply “the way we are.”In this guided meditation, we’ll gently slow down and create space to become aware—aware of our thoughts, our emotions, our nervous systems, and the protective patterns we developed in response to childhood trauma and dysfunction.This meditation is not about fixing yourself or judging your experiences. It’s about observing with compassion and recognizing the difference between who you truly are and who survival taught you to be.Together, we’ll explore:🌿 Self-awareness without shame🌿 The impact of childhood trauma on adulthood🌿 Nervous-system awareness🌿 Reconnecting with your inner child🌿 Compassionate healingMay this practice remind you that there is nothing wrong with you. Something happened to you. And awareness is often the first step toward freedom.Take a deep breath, find a comfortable space, and allow yourself to simply notice.🌻 Bloom, FC… you’ve wilted long enough.#FlowerChildThePodcast #AdultChildrenOfAddicts #TraumaHealing #InnerChildHealing #NervousSystemRegulation #HealingJourney #MentalWellness #BreakingTheCycle #SelfAwareness #GuidedMeditation
Transcribe →A Safe Space To Land!
May 2700:11:44Tap to summarizeSeason 4 of Flower Child the Podcast is an invitation for adult children of addicts to finally exhale. A safe place to land is for the ones who learned survival before safety… the ones carrying emotional wounds, hyper-independence, people-pleasing, anxiety, grief, shame, and the silent weight of growing up in dysfunction.Hosted by Ke’Onda Washington, this season creates intentional conversations centered around childhood trauma, nervous-system regulation, self-awareness, and compassionate healing. Together, we’ll explore how early experiences continue to shape our relationships, self-worth, identity, and emotional patterns in adulthood — not from a place of blame, but from a desire for freedom and wholeness.Through honest storytelling, reflective conversations, grounding practices, meditations, and practical healing tools, Flower Child reminds listeners that there is nothing wrong with them — something happened to them.This season is about softening survival mode, reclaiming your voice, reconnecting with your inner child, and learning how to feel safe within yourself again.Because healing the past isn’t about blame — it’s about freedom.So whether you’re blooming, grieving, unraveling, or rebuilding… welcome home.🌿 This is your safe place to land.🌻 Bloom, FC… you’ve wilted long enough.🎙️ FLOWER CHILD THE PODCASTSeason 4: A Safe Place to Land 🌻
Transcribe →Season 4.... Rooted
Mar 1900:05:01Tap to summarizeFlower Child the Podcast was created to serve adult children of addicts and dysfunctional families who are navigating the often unseen impact of childhood trauma in adulthood.Many survivors grow up believing their coping mechanisms are simply “who they are,” unaware that people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, hyper-independence, and fear of abandonment are survival responses formed in childhood. Flower Child exists to gently bring awareness to these patterns—without judgment—and offer pathways toward healing.Hosted by trauma-informed advocate Ke’Onda Washington, the podcast blends lived experience, spiritually-based insight, and nervous-system-safe practices to help listeners reconnect with their authentic selves. Each episode is designed to feel grounding, validating, and accessible, honoring the truth that healing does not happen through force—but through safety.At its heart, Flower Child the Podcast believes this:This is a space for reflection, restoration, and growth.A place to bloom after years of wiliting.Healing doesn’t require reliving the past—only acknowledging it with compassion.
Transcribe →Dear Mama, Your Daughter Is Not Your Enemy!
Mar 1, 202300:42:08Tap to summarizeHey Yall, This episode comes with a warning, especially for the Moms who may be tuning in. In this episode, my friend Kiya and I deep dive into our relationships with our mothers and what needs to occur for the healing to begin. That relationship isn't always the easiest to navigate, while also being a difficult one to talk about. No matter what angle you approach it from. From what I've experienced, it takes great strength and vulnerability to express the depths of your heart, especially about a parent or parent figure. However, I hope that you enjoy it! Take what resonates and let the rest go!! If you would like to be a part of FCTPC, please head over to www. Flowerchildthepodcast.com and let me know what's on your mind. Healing conversations will always be my go-to when addressing complex situations. In the words of toxic rapper Future, "Dress it up and make it real for me!"
Transcribe →Family Ties!
Oct 29, 202200:47:17Tap to summarizeHey beautiful people! We are excited to be back with another open and honest conversation about family and what those relationships look like while on your healing journey. Next, you will hear me (Ke'Onda) speak about my process leading up to the conversation and some rituals used to help navigate those big\hard feelings, especially how I hold myself when triggered. Then, of course, we have another Blooming Black Business #BBB, our very own Aunty Lauren, as she embraces her role as a spiritual director. If you're interested, please schedule your free consultation at www.flowerchildthepodcast.com Last, but not least, Lauren blesses us with another affirmation for the week which is "Find {YOUR} Flow! #FindFlow We hope that you enjoy this episode. Remember to rate, share and review this podcast. Until next time, Love you Later, and thanks for supporting our bloom!
Transcribe →#CC Generational Wealth!
Oct 16, 202200:34:24Tap to summarizeHey beautiful people! This week we are back with our first Controversial Corner of the season discussing generational wealth. What is it? What do you consider wealth? How do you build it? What is important to pass down generationally? Ke’Onda and Auntie Lauren offer their thoughts on the topic and welcome yours. Let us know what you think and what kinds of generational wealth you’re building within your family and communities of belonging. www.flowerchildthepodcast.com
Transcribe →Heeeeyyyyy Auntie!
Oct 1, 202200:27:47Tap to summarizeHey beautiful people! We are excited to be back with another open and honest conversation about what it means to take on the role of an “auntie” in our families and communities. In this episode, we discuss how we are embracing the role of “auntie” in our own lives and sharing why we feel “aunties” are so important to our families and communities. This episode is laid back and full of laughs as we say heeeyyyyy to all our fellow aunties out there supporting others to BLOOM! Plus you’ll hear Lauren shoutout this week’s Blooming Black Business, Wylie’s Gourmet Cafe and Desserts in Greensboro, NC www.wyliesgourmetcafe.com And lastly don’t miss our Post-It Note affirmation of the week: “Love is always loving YOU!”
Transcribe →Watering The Seed You Didn't Plant!
Sep 10, 202200:40:10Tap to summarizeHey Yall! In this episode, I have the pleasure of diving deep with a good friend about raising children you didn't physically birth. We all know that this walk within motherhood looks different for us all. Listen as Erika explains what it's like being a mother to her two nieces. I also share parts of my sacred journey with motherhood as a sister Mom. I hope that you enjoy this episode. Want to be a guest? Head over to www.flowerchildthepodcast.com. I look forward to hearing from you! Also, If there is a topic you would like to hear discussed, please let me know. Although usually journal entries are a private matter, I have weekly journal prompts located on the website to help you along your journey. So, if you are open to it, answer this week's question, and you could hear your response in the next episode. We heal better together. #Tribevibes.
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