Season 2 Episode 10: Surviving Holiday Family Drama with Kiki Mullican
The Holiday Survival Podcast Season 2 Episode 10: Surviving Holiday Family Drama is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
About the Episode
In this episode of the Holiday Survival Podcast, Erin is joined by Kiki Mullican—also known as the Trauma Drama Mama—for an honest conversation about surviving the holidays when you come from a toxic or dysfunctional family. Together, they unpack how narcissistic abuse, family trauma, and emotional manipulation often resurface during holiday gatherings, leaving many people feeling triggered, guilty, or cast as the “problem.”
Kiki shares practical tools for setting emotional boundaries, recognizing red flags like gaslighting and coercive control, and protecting your peace without over-explaining or self-abandoning. The episode also explores reparenting yourself, releasing guilt, and rebuilding identity after years of survival mode.
In this episode, we cover:
How toxic family dynamics and narcissistic abuse show up during the holidays
Emotional boundaries that protect your peace at family gatherings
Why guilt is often conditioning—not a sign you’re doing something wrong
Red flags to watch for in family, work, and personal relationships
Reparenting yourself and rebuilding joy after trauma
If the holidays bring up family drama, emotional exhaustion, or old wounds, this episode offers validation, clarity, and grounded strategies to help you navigate the season with more confidence and self-trust.
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Connect with Kiki on social media @the.trauma.drama.mama.