This week on the KICK-ASS Stepmom podcast, Jamie interviews Amber Trejo. Amber is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified clinical trauma professional who specializes in complex childhood trauma and the family system. She is the founder and CEO of Holding Hearts Counseling in Indianapolis. She is also a wife and mama to 3 wild boys on her own journey to heal from childhood trauma and break generational cycles of trauma and abuse.   Jamie and Amber discuss -How our childhood trauma affects us as adult -Learning to regulate emotions when you grew up in chaos -Why stepmoms may feel like an outsider -Challenging the stories and narratives in our head -Strategies for regulating our nervous system     WANT MORE FROM JAMIE? Check out the website Follow along on Instagram Follow along on Facebook   Join The KICK-ASS Stepmom Community:   Download 12 Ways To Redefine Your Stepmom Experience   When Should A Stepmom Disengage? Take The Quiz and See.     For More From Amber Trejo: Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambertrejo_/ Check out her Website: www.holdingheartscounselingindy.com Get her Nervous System Guide: https://www.holdingheartscounselingindy.com/nervous-system-guide   Thanks to Our Sponsors:   Moonbird | Head to moonbird.life and use code KICKASSSTEPMOM for $20 off.   LMNT | My Go To Electrolyte Drink. Head to www.drinklmnt.com/kickassstepmom to get a free sample pack with purchase.   Cozy Earth | cozyearth.com/COZYJAMIE40 and use the code COZYJAMIE40 for 40% off