The Shared Road
The Shared Road
Carly McDowell, a Vedic Meditation Teacher and mother of two, helps identify narcissistic abuse, hidden abuse and coercive control in toxic relationships, through shared stories with brave and open-hearted guests. She shares her personal lived experience stories in order to help people recognise and gain the strength & courage to take steps to unravel the binds of abusive relationships and complex…
James ‘Fish’ Gill on boundaries through the lense of compassion
Heart Coach, Yoga Teacher, Facilitator of transformation and highly regarded for his compassionate and conscious communication approach. This conversation was beautiful & vulnerable in many ways, so I invite you to stay open and consider how Fish’s wisdom, depth and expansive awareness may support …
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Amber Hawken on understanding Generational Trauma
Amber is a leading multi-modality Holistic Healing Therapist, Mother and Carly’s friend, and integral in the support of ‘The Shared Road’ Podcast and Carly’s Mentoring. Amber dives into the many historical facets of intergenerational trauma including the dominance of the patriarchy. We discuss the …
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Jaguar Heart on Narcissistic parents, core traits, abuse cycles & programs of the mind.
Jaguar Heart, Holistic Therapist, shares his wisdom & lived experience around being raised by two narcissistic parents and the importance and what it takes to break free from a toxic family for Self, and his future family. The timing of this podcast recording fell just 1 day after the passing of hi…
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Spiritual Bypassing, trauma-informed mentoring and the non-linear healing journey with Rachael Sardelich.
Rachael Sardelich, Vedic meditation Teacher, Creative Mentor & Somatic Practitioner. Rach discusses how her own trauma led her to becoming a multi-modality trauma-informed practitioner. Rach and I discuss on this episode the concept of spiritual bypassing, “keeping the peace” during toxic relatio…
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Samantha’s first love was a Narcissist; breaking free by an incredible twist of fate.
Samantha is mother to a free-spirited 7 year old who’s timing of conception adds to the incredible twist this story of hers takes. She shares with you in her authentically light, humorous at times, and open-hearted manner how she has healed from her first love - a dangerous and pathological Narciss…
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Navigating post separation abuse with children & Triangulation
Carly’s intention for The Shared Road Podcast is truth-telling through the lense of compassion. Teesh is an inspiring mother of 3 young boys, business owner, author, ex-journalist and retired athlete. She is also one of the most grounded, kind & open-hearted women I know and I’m proud to call her …
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Introduction to Carly McDowell with Amber Hawken
Carly shares an overview of her upbringing, the complexity of a dysfunctional relationship with her mother and two relationships that have been abusive in complex, varied ways as she navigated narcissistic abuse, post separation abuse as a single mother and how life feels on the other side. Carly n…
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