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In this episode of SUITT & BOOT, Tshai shares her lived experience growing up inside a family system where trauma wasn’t a single event — it was a pattern. 

This episode explores how children who grow up without emotional protection often become scapegoats, fixers, people pleasers, or are placed into multiple roles at once — praised for being “strong” while being blamed for everything that goes wrong. 

Tshai breaks down: 

What it means to be the scapegoated childHow children are placed into dual roles (scapegoat and golden ch...

Duration: 00:28:05

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 In this episode of SUITT & BOOT, Tshai speaks directly to the post-holiday emotional crash that so many people experience, especially those healing from family trauma, boundary violations, or unspoken relational tension. 

This episode explores: 

Why your body can feel numb, exhausted, or flooded after family gatheringsHow emotional dishonesty and unspoken tension register in the nervous systemWhat “delayed processing” really means (and why it’s not regression)Why nothing has to “happen” for your body to feel violatedHow family dynamics can spill into your romantic relationshipWhy integration is different from confront...

Duration: 00:09:49

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The holidays can be hard—especially when family dynamics are painful or triggering.

This short SUITT & BOOT bonus episode isn’t about fixing your family.
 It’s about getting through the holidays with your nervous system intact.

If being around family makes you feel anxious, guilty, or exhausted, you’re not broken—your body remembers.

There’s no single right way to handle the holidays. Choosing peace, space, or boundaries is valid.

You don’t owe anyone access to you at the expense of your wellbeing...

Duration: 00:08:12

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Episode 6: From Cocaine to Caviar — Susan Smallwood’s Story

In this episode of SUITT & BOOT, host Tshai Wright is joined by entrepreneur, cultural curator, and survivor Susan Smallwood, alongside resident therapist Jianny, LMHC, for a powerful and deeply honest conversation about trauma, survival, and transformation.

Susan shares her life story — from childhood abuse and foster care, to military sexual harassment, homelessness, incarceration, and ultimately rebuilding her life and becoming the first woman of color to launch a caviar brand...

Duration: 00:35:59

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EPISODE 5 — Generational Trauma & Breaking the Cycle

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In this powerful conversation, Tshai and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Jianny Adamo explore how generational trauma is passed through families, how silence creates repeating patterns, and how Jianny traced her wounds back to her maternal grandfather. Through Family Constellation therapy, she reveals how ancestral pain shaped her relationships—and how she finally broke the cycle.

Duration: 00:35:33

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In this powerful episode of SUITT & BOOT, licensed mental health counselor Gianny Adamo returns to break down two of the most defining forces in our emotional lives: the mother wound and the father wound. 

Together, we explore how these wounds shape:
 • The partners we choose
 • The way we love
 • How we communicate
 • How much we tolerate
 • How we show up in relationships
 • And how we see ourselves 

We unpack the deeper layers of:
 ✨ Attachment and emotional safety Duration: 00:36:53

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Episode 3 — How Unhealed Trauma Shows Up in Love, Family & Identity (with Jianny Adamo, LMHC)

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From betrayal trauma to abandonment wounds, Episode 3 of SUITT & BOOT goes deeper into the hidden ways childhood pain shows up in adulthood — especially in love, boundaries, relationships, and the family system.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor Jianny Adamo returns to break down the psychological patterns that keep us stuck, silenced, and repe...

Duration: 00:38:47

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EPISODE 2 — Abandonment, Foster Care & Finding Identity: Darlee’s Truth

In Episode 1, we opened the door to betrayal trauma — the kind of wound that follows you into adulthood and shapes how you trust, love, and rise.

But betrayal doesn’t only come from partners.

Sometimes betrayal comes from the very people and systems meant to protect you.

In Episode 2 of SUITT & BOOT, Tshai sits down with Darlee Rodriguez, who shares her powerful story of growing up in foste...

Duration: 00:38:56

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Episode 1-From Betrayal trauma to fearless love 

In the premiere episode of SUITT & BOOT, host Tshai N. Wright, Esq. sits down with Jianny Adamo, licensed psychotherapist, relationship trauma specialist, and author of From Love Trauma to Fearless Love.

Together, they dive deep into the heart of healing — exploring how unspoken pain, betrayal, and silence shape our relationships and sense of self. Jianny shares her personal and professional insights on emotional recovery, spiritual transformation, and breaking generational cycles of trauma.

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Duration: 00:37:06

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Duration: 00:04:14