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Foreign-Born Mama | Trauma Healing, Transforming Parenting, Marriage and Relationships
NOTE: The podcast is currently on pause. Feel free to explore past episodes!!.
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right — but still feel disconnected, stuck, and, well, unhappy?
You're not alone.
I'm Nurjan Sterbenz — a foreign-born mama and trauma-informed coach who spent years chasing happiness and success outside of myself, not realizing I had to stop looking for external solutions and start doing the internal work. I needed to heal the trauma that kept me stuck in chronic exhaustion, anxiety, and overwhelm — impacting negatively my marriage, relationships, and parenting.
Welcome to Foreign-Born Mama — where we learn to heal trauma and transform our parenting, marriages, and lives.
Each week, we'll explore:
- How trauma secretly impacts every area of your life
- Why healing is the key to unlocking everything you desire
- Real tools and practices you can use to start healing today
- Inspiring conversations with experts and moms who've healed and transformed their lives
Healing is possible. The life you truly desire — filled with peace, joy, love, health and wealth — is waiting for you on the other side of healing.
It's time we heal, rise, and thrive as foreign-born mamas!
Join our free Foreign-Born Mama Community on Facebook to connect with other moms and begin your healing journey.
Want to connect further? Find me on Instagram → instagram.com/foreignbornmama
To learn more about me and how I can support you, visit foreignbornmama.com
Foreign-Born Mama | Trauma Healing, Transforming Parenting, Marriage and Relationships
How Childhood Trauma Affects Us as Adults
When I came to the U.S., I became a wife and a mom. And I was really struggling. I didn't know why though. I have noticed that many foreign born moms are traumatized one way or another, but they don't even know it. I didn't know that I was traumatized. I grew up thinking that so many things were normal, but they were actually very toxic.
Through my healing process I discovered that I had experienced trauma, and it was showing up in my life. Trauma can manifest itself and can affect our bodies, our behaviors, our relationships and our marriages.
Growing up, I never had any conversation about trauma, what it was and how it affects your body. This topic was nonexistent. Trauma is discussed more in the US and more info is available than in Kyrgyzstan, but it is not normalized. Most people think of trauma as something big like a car accident, sexual abuse, genocide or war, or a natural disaster. But trauma can be acquired through physical or verbal abuse, or bullying, parental neglect, or discrimination.
In this episode, I share some of my own personal experiences with trauma and I share what I have been learning about trauma. It is important for us to learn about our traumas and to be able to address it in order to heal and move forward.
Books mentioned:
“The Body Keeps the Score” By Bessel Van der Kolk
“When Body Says No More” by Gabor Mate
“Waking the Tiger” Peter Levine
I would love to hear from you!
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If you are a foreign born mama and have an inspiring story to share that can help other foreign born moms in their struggles, DM me on Facebook to set up a call!
