What if the patterns you keep repeating aren’t personal failures, but inherited wounds waiting to be healed?

In this episode, Dave and Poppy explore Break the Cycle by Dr Mariel Buqué, a compassionate and eye-opening guide to healing generational trauma and creating emotional freedom.

They unpack how trauma can be passed down through families, shaping beliefs, behaviours, and emotional responses without us even realising it.

Drawing on Dr Buqué’s work as a psychologist, the conversation looks at how cycles of fear, self-sabotage, hyper-independence, and emotional shutdown are formed, and how they can be gently undone.

Dave and Poppy discuss practical tools from the book, including building emotional safety, regulating the nervous system, setting healthy boundaries, and developing self-compassion.

They also explore why awareness alone isn’t enough, and how embodied healing helps create lasting change.

This episode offers a grounded, hopeful look at what it means to heal not just for yourself, but for future generations.

If you’re ready to stop repeating the past and start responding with intention, this conversation will guide you towards clarity, courage, and deep emotional healing.

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Break the Cycle by Mariel Buqué