By the time she was in her 20s, Anna Runkle was struggling with anxiety, depression and chronic pain that seemed to have no cause. Therapist after therapist failed to diagnose what she was experiencing...until one day, in 1994, everything clicked for her. Now she teaches her innovative therapeutic techniques to others.
She is known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, and her techniques have helped thousands heal from childhood trauma, but coach and YouTube sensation Runkle is quick to point out that she is not a doctor or therapist. Instead, she is someone who lived out a traumatic childhood and spent years discovering how to heal from Childhood PTSD.
Childhood trauma can trigger depression, anxiety, problems with learning, and even diabetes or heart disease — but most people struggling with symptoms of early trauma don’t even realize it. This week on Watching America, she talks with Dr. Alan Campbell about the symptoms of early trauma and strategies to heal.
Find Runkle at crappychildhoodfairy.com and on her YouTube channel.