— As they were finalizing their manuscript, Ronni’s daughter sent them a screengrab of an Instagram post from “jabbieapp” that read:
“Never underestimate a cycle breaker.
Not only did they experience years of generational trauma but they stood in the face of the trauma and fought to say, “This ends with me.”
This is brave.
This is powerful.
This comes at a significant cost.
Never underestimate a cycle breaker.
Ronni and Jennie read it, and cried.
A few weeks later, Ronni found a post on Instagram from Xavier Dagba and sent it to Jennie:
“All this time you thought you were nothing
but the black sheep of your lineage,
whereas you were being initiated to be their liberator. Healing looks good on you.
Keep going.
Jennie cried, and something in her shifted.
These two amazing sisters started their journey with a sincere desire to spare their children the pain they had endured—to break the intergenerational cycle of abuse and addiction so that they could live beautiful lives. They also hoped that they could reparent themselves and live beautiful lives of their own. And they did, if imperfectly. Though they are still learning and growing, Ronni and Jennie have each created something well beyond what we could have imagined at the beginning of this ride.
This means they are more than survivors. They are, indeed, rockstars!!!
Valeria interviews Ronni Tichenor and Jennie Weaver — the author of “Healing Begins With Us: Breaking The Cycle Of Trauma And Abuse And Rebuilding The Sibling Bond”
Ronni Tichenor has a PhD in sociology, specializing in family studies, from the University of Michigan, and Jennie Weaver, has received her degree from the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 25 years of experience in family practice and mental health. Their book, Healing Begins with Us shares their inspiring and hopeful story of healing from their painful upbringing.
To learn more about Ronni Tichenor and Jennie Weaver and their work, please visit: heartandsoulsisters.net
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
