

The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle
Anna Runkle
I’m Anna Runkle, also known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy, and I teach people to recognize and heal the symptoms of Childhood Trauma. Welcome to my podcast!I’m not a doctor or therapist; I know about childhood trauma because I lived it, and I discovered a radical approach to healing that focuses first on calming neurological dysregulation, which is common in people who grew up with abuse and neglect. In my podcasts, I teach about dysregulation – how to know if you have it, what it can do to your body, your thinking and your relationships, and what to do to master re-regulation. When I learned this, everything in my life got suddenly easier. I’ll also be teaching you to heal the life problems that so often develop after years of living dysregulated – feeling tired, isolated and unfocused, finding yourself always drawn to unavailable and inappropriate partners, and falling WAY short of your professional potential, for example. The thing about me is, traditional therapies never seemed to help me. When I found techniques that did work, my whole life changed. Only in the past few years has the trauma research caught up to explain why – why the techniques I use worked, why therapy didn’t, and why my healing journey was so unnecessarily long. I’ve been teaching what I learned for more than 20 years now. It started with friends who had noticed the quick and dramatic change in me, and gradually grew by word of mouth. In 2016, I had so many people seeking instruction that I made my first online video, and then an online course, and this is how Crappy Childhood Fairy was born. My techniques and principles are practical yet powerful – an approach anyone can use, whether or not you have access to professional help. In this podcast, I’ll be talking about the master of self-regulation, and teach the tough-love life-lessons that you may not have learned at home – like how to date so that stable love finds you, how to get ahead at work, and how to calm the negative hamster-wheel thoughts that block your ability to connect with other people. Today, almost half a million people follow my work and participate in my training and coaching programs. My mission is to change the paradigm of what’s possible for people like us, and to help you free yourself from the oppression of trauma wounds, and to become your full, happy and real self. I’m glad you’re here! Watch new videos on my YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and access my videos, courses and free tools at crappychildhoodfairy.com.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 30, 2026 • 16min
Why Trauma Healing Isn’t Working for You (5 Phases Explained)
🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/47avIDi
🔴 Heal Trauma in Just One Year? https://bit.ly/4rN8Pgy

Mar 29, 2026 • 13min
What To Do When Someone Clearly Doesn't Like You
🔴 Learn Quick Measures to Get Re-Regulated: https://bit.ly/4uPlHp0
🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4swWbmS

Mar 27, 2026 • 16min
Why You Can't Just "Calm Down" (And What Actually Works)
🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/3NEM28G
🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/47Lgi8C

Mar 26, 2026 • 21min
How to Handle FAMILY REJECTION When They Ghost You
🔴 Eleven Strategies to Feel Happier Today: https://bit.ly/3NxqtH5
🔴 10 Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/47GEhWt

Mar 24, 2026 • 10min
I Tried AI And Here's What Happened
🔴 FREE PDF: 16 Self-Defeating Behaviors: https://bit.ly/4uA13cz
🔴 10 Signs Your Trauma Is Healing: https://bit.ly/4bhjBXn

Mar 23, 2026 • 16min
How to Spot a GREAT Partner (Before You Fall Too Hard)
🔴 Is Past Trauma Affecting Your Dating Life? Take the QUIZ: https://bit.ly/40oEsSw
🔴 How To Prepare For a Great Relationship: https://bit.ly/3MVMWgP

Mar 21, 2026 • 14min
Stop Fighting for a Friendship That's Already Over
🔴 FREE PDF: Signs of a Great (Potential) Friend: https://bit.ly/4uuDeml
🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4dmBrtj

Mar 19, 2026 • 15min
How You Lost Your Sixth Sense
🔴 16 CPTSD Behaviors That Sabotage Your Success: https://bit.ly/40kSMeH
🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/3NCvqOK

Mar 17, 2026 • 16min
20 Subtle Ways You’re Signaling Low Self-Esteem (Without Realizing It)
🔴 Is neglect of the past restraining you? https://bit.ly/40VJHJk
🔴 Try My FREE Daily Practice Course: https://bit.ly/4loJ1Wn
🔴 Order My Book RE-REGULATED: https://bit.ly/4sAgP58

Mar 15, 2026 • 15min
Why Making New Friends Feels So Hard (Try This Instead)
🔴 FREE PDF: Friendship Red Flags: https://bit.ly/4uqjMY6
🔴 FREE PDF: Signs of a Great (Potential) Friend: https://bit.ly/4rpxMOW


