Why We Keep Repeating the Pain: Healing Repetition Compulsion with Lauren Dollie Duke
Fresh Start Family ShowShow Notes
Why do we keep repeating the same painful patterns… even when we know better?
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Wendy sits down with somatic practitioner and author Lauren Duke to unpack the truth behind repetition compulsion, the unconscious pull that keeps us stuck in familiar cycles of pain, conflict, and disconnection.
Lauren shares the extraordinary story of walking across Spain on the Camino de Santiago with her family, a bold, healing journey that helped her finally interrupt lifelong patterns of avoidance, reactivity, and emotional pain.
Together, they explore how our nervous systems are wired to repeat what hasn’t been resolved, how awareness creates the opportunity for change, and why real healing often begins when we’re willing to look in the mirror and take responsibility for our part.
This episode will challenge you, empower you, and remind you that even the deepest family wounds can be transformed.
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