This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.

Healthy relationships are often modeled long before they’re ever taught, and for many of us, that modeling was complicated. What happens when our parents couldn’t show what safety, respect, or repair looked like because no one showed them?

In this episode, Theresa and Walker talk about the gap between intention and example — why it’s easy to tell kids what to do but harder to live it ourselves. They explore how shame and avoidance shape family dynamics, how nervous system regulation helps rebuild connection, and why modeling imperfection with honesty is often the most powerful teaching of all.

Theresa shares how parents can still teach through vulnerability, even if they’re still learning themselves, while Walker reflects on his own experiences raising his daughter and repairing through conversation. They remind us that healthy relationships aren’t built on perfection, but on presence, safety, and willingness to keep trying.

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—Walker & Theresa

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This episode isn’t just a conversation about breathwork — it includes the full 40-minute breathwork meditation itself.Theresa Hubbard is joined by Rhiannon Heins for a grounded, thoughtful conversation and a guided breathwork experience designed to support nervous system regulation, presence, and embodiment.Rhiannon shares the process behind creating this meditation, then gently guides listeners through the practice in real time — allowing you to experience the pacing, tone, and intentional design that make this breathwork different from more forceful or performance-based approaches.This breathwork meditation was created to:Support regulation without pushing or overwhelmingWork with the body rather than trying to control itCreate internal safety, permission, and choiceAllow breath to become a relational and embodied experienceIn this episode, you’ll experience:A 20-minute guided breathwork meditationA trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware approach to breathGentle pacing, silence, and attunementA practice suitable even if traditional meditation has felt difficult or inaccessibleThis episode is especially supportive for:Therapists, clinicians, and healersPeople interested in nervous system regulation and somatic healingAnyone who struggles with meditation, breath control, or “doing it right”Those seeking a softer, more embodied approach to presenceYou’re invited to listen, breathe, and notice — without forcing anything.Keywords / SEO Tags:breathwork meditation, guided breathwork, nervous system regulation, trauma-informed breathwork, embodied healing, somatic meditation, gentle breathwork, mindfulness meditation, emotional regulation, My Inner Knowing, Theresa Hubbard, Rhiannon Heins

This episode is part of a short mini-series called Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up.

Generational trauma is one of those invisible threads that quietly shapes families — how we speak, react, connect, and protect. Most of us never realize we’re carrying what began long before us.

In this conversation, Theresa and Walker explore what happens when unhealed trauma passes from one generation to the next—how fear, defensiveness, or silence can replace presence and safety. They talk about the nervous system’s role in survival, why facing trauma can feel life-threatening, and how courage, therapy, and honest connection can begin to rewrite those patterns.

Theresa shares stories from her work with parents learning to face their past without collapsing into it, while Walker reflects on his own journey toward healing and how that transformed his relationship with his daughter. They remind us that doing the work, no matter our age, changes more than our story; it changes the lineage that follows.

🎥 You can also watch this conversation on our YouTube channel if seeing the dialogue unfold feels more supportive for you.

—Walker & Theresa

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