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In All Honesty | What Is An Abandonment Wound?
It’s time to get honest! Michelle Elman, the Queen of Boundaries, hosts In All Honesty.
Michelle Elman
Published 10 June 2025
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Each week Michelle Elman is digging into her toolbox as a qualified life coach to share advice, experiences and the actionable steps you can take to live the life you want, with no excuses. Tune in every Tuesday because in all honesty, you are gonna want to hear this!

It's the series finale of In All Honesty and Michelle is addressing something hugely important and personal: the abandonment wound.

The abandonment wound often stems from the absence of/emotional neglect from primary caregivers during childhood - and it can profoundly affect romantic and platonic relationships in adulthood.

During this episode, Michelle shares her personal experiences of feeling abandoned in hospitals and boarding schools and how these early experiences have manifested later in life through people-pleasing, conflict avoidance and trust issues.

Michelle also shares practical advice on how to recognize and heal these wounds through self-soothing and re-parenting techniques.

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