The Shared Road Podcast

Welcome to The Shared Road Podcast, where Carly McDowell, a mother of two, Mentor, and Meditation Teacher, gently guides you through the intricate terrain of complex family relationships, coercive control and narcissistic abuse. Carly is not a Psychologist or expert, she draws from her own lived experience, wisdom and learnings, alongside courageous guests. Carly offers compassionate heartfelt guidance, and is passionate about creating a space for healing and empowerment, where warmth, honesty, and humour shine through.

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Episodes

The Devouring Mother

Jaguar Heart - Coach and Teacher, helps free people from their subconscious conflicts of the mind. Do you have repeating endless cycles you can’t break? Don’t we all. But Jag is your guy if you really want to break through and dissolve them, and truly get to the root cause of your conditioning / programming. You’ll have to be brave, this work isn’t for the faint-hearted but it will most certainly change your life. He’s direct and for good reason, he has a passion for supporting healing and chang...

Jan 09, 2025•58 min

Suzy Reading on grief, boundaries and raising children consciously

Suzy Reading is a leading Chartered Psychologist and Author based in the UK, with a specialisation in wellbeing, stress management, and facilitating healthy lifestyle changes. In addition to her psychology practice, Suzy is an accredited yoga teacher and personal trainer. With nine books to her name, she offers self-care tools to help people navigate and recover from periods of stress, grief, loss, and change, while also building resilience for future challenges. Suzy also happens to be Carly’s ...

Aug 15, 2024•50 min

The Empath’s Way

Alexa shares her story of a relationship she never thought would happen to her. In 2020, during the Covid lockdown in Los Angeles, she joined dating apps, looking to connect with new people. She recounts how her first abusive relationship took her completely by surprise. Her partner became extremely jealous, a behavior she initially confused with being protective. This jealousy escalated into extreme emotional outbursts followed by periods of love-bombing, creating a toxic cycle. Alexa describes...

Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min

Anastasia on breaking cycles of family abuse

In this heartfelt episode, join me as I sit down with Anastasia, who shares her courageous journey of navigating a tumultuous upbringing in an abusive family environment. Anastasia candidly speaks about the impact on her, both during her formative years and as she navigates adulthood while consciously confronting the trauma she carries. With a raw and vulnerable honesty, she reflects on the emotions and challenges she's faced along the way. Despite the adversity she's endured, Anastasia sheds li...

Apr 19, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 1

James ‘Fish’ Gill on boundaries through the lense of compassion

Heart Coach, Yoga Teacher, Facilitator of transformation and highly regarded for his compassionate and conscious communication approach. This conversation was beautiful & vulnerable in many ways, so I invite you to stay open and consider how Fish’s wisdom, depth and expansive awareness may support relationships in your life where desired mutual boundary setting leads to understanding, resolution, validation and compassion for all. Fish is based in Western Australia, yet also holds retreats i...

Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min

Amber Hawken on understanding Generational Trauma

Amber is a leading multi-modality Holistic Healing Therapist, Mother and Carly’s friend, and integral in the support of ‘The Shared Road’ Podcast and Carly’s Mentoring. Amber dives into the many historical facets of intergenerational trauma including the dominance of the patriarchy. We discuss the importance of illuminating this subject in relation to family and our children; our independent healing, including unresolved emotions, triggers and our emotional / psychological wounds stored in our n...

Mar 20, 2023•50 min

Jaguar Heart on Narcissistic parents, core traits, abuse cycles & programs of the mind.

Jaguar Heart, Holistic Therapist, shares his wisdom & lived experience around being raised by two narcissistic parents and the importance and what it takes to break free from a toxic family for Self, and his future family. The timing of this podcast recording fell just 1 day after the passing of his father which he shares in an open, vulnerable and honourable way amongst the natural grief. Jag also shares an insight into his highly effective work as a Holistic Therapist - working with langua...

Mar 03, 2023•49 min

Spiritual Bypassing, trauma-informed mentoring and the non-linear healing journey with Rachael Sardelich.

Rachael Sardelich, Vedic meditation Teacher, Creative Mentor & Somatic Practitioner. Rach discusses how her own trauma led her to becoming a multi-modality trauma-informed practitioner. Rach and I discuss on this episode the concept of spiritual bypassing, “keeping the peace” during toxic relationships and the importance of being trauma-informed to support other through these situations, particularly when working with people who have experienced abuse. We also touch on connection to Self, an...

Dec 01, 2022•43 min

Samantha’s first love was a Narcissist; breaking free by an incredible twist of fate.

Samantha is mother to a free-spirited 7 year old who’s timing of conception adds to the incredible twist this story of hers takes. She shares with you in her authentically light, humorous at times, and open-hearted manner how she has healed from her first love - a dangerous and pathological Narcissist. She hopes other’s may find comfort and also insight from her story - the experience of confusion, despair, shame, betrayal and deep fear while in relationship with someone she thought she was deep...

Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min

Navigating post separation abuse with children & Triangulation

Carly’s intention for The Shared Road Podcast is truth-telling through the lense of compassion. Teesh is an inspiring mother of 3 young boys, business owner, author, ex-journalist and retired athlete. She is also one of the most grounded, kind & open-hearted women I know and I’m proud to call her a friend. Our friendship formed through community and sharing stories over morning coffees at the beach together with her beautiful partner, baby and dog, discussing our journeys whilst having a lau...

Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min

Introduction to Carly McDowell with Amber Hawken

Carly shares an overview of her upbringing, the complexity of a dysfunctional relationship with her mother and two relationships that have been abusive in complex, varied ways as she navigated narcissistic abuse, post separation abuse as a single mother and how life feels on the other side. Carly now lives from her heart and inner contentment, having freed herself from cycles of painful dysfunction and years of suffering. Carly is passionate about providing stories of hope and healing for others...

May 04, 2022•55 min

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