“I Just Wanted to Be Loved”: How Childhood Loss Shapes The Way We Chase and Sabotage Love

The Wedding Planner Within: A Story of Control, Survival & Integration

As a child, Leslie sensed something wasn’t right long before she had words for it. After being taken from her home, growing up across countries, navigating instability, and later experiencing abuse, she developed one powerful strategy to survive: control. In this deeply honest conversation, Leslie shares how that protector showed up throughout her life through perfectionism, bulimia, achievement, work, relationships, and eventually parenting. But what changed everything wasn’t forcing herself to be different. It was learning to see the pattern, understand what it was protecting, and give it a name. Together, we explore what happens when we stop asking “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking “What happened to me… and what am I protecting?” This episode is part of theNaming phase of cycle-breaking. For more information about Leslie’s project, Casa Damara: Go here [https://www.casadamara.com/home] Support the Podcast Your support means the world and is deeply appreciated. If this resonates, click follow and leave a review to help spread the message of It Ends With You.  Disclaimer & Resources This podcast is intended for personal reflection and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or professional mental health support. If you are looking for deeper support in the cycle breaking and parenting space, you can explore coaching and resources at www.branchout.life [https://www.branchout.life/] and follow along on Instagram at @branchout.life [https://www.instagram.com/branchout.life/]. It Ends With You [https://www.branchout.life/it-ends-with-you-a-branch-out-journal]- A journal for interrupting inherited patterns.

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It Ends With You is a space for courageous conversations about interrupting inherited patterns, reclaiming your truth, and freeing future generations. Hosted by Patricia Díaz-Kismarton, this podcast features real, everyday people sharing honest stories of the subtle family dynamics that often go unnamed.  At the end of each episode, Patricia offers reflections and insights drawn from her work with clients, bringing a grounded perspective to what it takes to break cycles and choose something different. New episodes are released one to two times a month, inviting listeners to notice what has been quietly repeating and discover what becomes possible when they begin to change it. About your Host, Patricia Díaz-Kismarton Patricia is a certified conscious parenting coach and ICF PCC-credentialed practitioner, trained in BTC™ Generational Trauma Therapy. She partners with parents ready to embrace parenthood as fertile ground for personal growth, integration, and deeper connection. She supports them in reconnecting with their true selves so they can nurture their child's connection to theirs. She also supports parents and adult children navigating emotional distance and inherited patterns, helping interrupt cycles before they are passed on and guiding them toward relationships rooted in presence, safety, and belonging. Support the Podcast Your support means the world and is deeply appreciated. If this resonates, click follow and leave a review to help spread the message of It Ends With You.  Disclaimer & Resources This podcast is intended for personal reflection and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or professional mental health support. If you are looking for deeper support in the cycle breaking and parenting space, you can explore coaching and resources at www.branchout.life [https://www.branchout.life/] and follow along on Instagram at @branchout.life [https://www.instagram.com/branchout.life/]. It Ends With You [https://www.branchout.life/it-ends-with-you-a-branch-out-journal]- A journal for interrupting inherited patterns.

“I Just Wanted to Be Loved”: How Childhood Loss Shapes The Way We Chase and Sabotage Love

In this episode of It Ends With You, we explore the first phase of cycle-breaking: Awakening; the moment you begin to notice that something doesn’t feel right anymore, even if you can’t fully explain why. Melanie shares her deeply personal journey of growing up with loss, loneliness, and the impact it had on how she showed up in relationships. From intense jealousy and fear of abandonment to overgiving and losing herself in the need to be loved, she reflects on the patterns she carried for years without fully understanding them. Together, we explore what it takes to name these patterns for what they are, and how awareness, though uncomfortable at first, becomes the doorway to change. Melanie also shares the turning point that helped her build a healthy, trusting relationship, and how doing this work is now shaping the way she shows up as a parent. This is a conversation about self-awareness, honesty, and the freedom that begins the moment you stop fighting for love, and start seeing the patterns behind it. This episode is part of the Awakening phase of cycle-breaking. Support the Podcast Your support means the world and is deeply appreciated. If this resonates, click follow and leave a review to help spread the message of It Ends With You.  Disclaimer & Resources This podcast is intended for personal reflection and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or professional mental health support. If you are looking for deeper support in the cycle breaking and parenting space, you can explore coaching and resources at www.branchout.life [https://www.branchout.life/] and follow along on Instagram at @branchout.life [https://www.instagram.com/branchout.life/]. It Ends With You [https://www.branchout.life/it-ends-with-you-a-branch-out-journal]- A journal for interrupting inherited patterns.