About Ronni and Jennie

We are sisters who weren't supposed to be friends. Growing up in a family with addiction, abuse, and mental illness harmed us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It also pitted us against each other; there was even some abuse between us. As we got older, we knew we wanted a better relationship, but struggled to make it happen. It was only when we married and began having children, that we looked back at our childhood and recognized the trauma we had experienced---we broke through our denial about how bad it really was. And we realized that the abuse in our home was also responsible for the harmful dynamics between us.

 

It was our desire to be good parents---to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma and abuse---that set us on our healing journeys. We both followed conventional approaches to healing (counseling, Al Anon/ACOA groups), which gave us more insight, but they only took us so far. From there we have continued to explore yoga, meditation, energy healing, and intuitive work---all of which have brought amazing transformation in our lives, as well as the lives of those we love. In this process we rebuilt our relationship. Having each other for support and validation, especially of painful memories, dramatically accelerated the healing process for us both!

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Now, our mission is to help others find the remarkable healing that we have experienced, both individually and in our relationship. We want siblings to know that it is not their fault if they have had difficulty getting along---the dynamics in their home growing up are likely responsible. We are sharing our story (in our book and podcast) to show other survivors of childhood trauma that there is hope----that it's possible to live free of the past, to be the person you were meant to be, and to build a peaceful, joyful life.