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Foreign-Born Mama | Trauma Healing, Transforming Parenting, Marriage and Relationships

Foreign-Born Mama | Trauma Healing, Transforming Parenting, Marriage and Relationships

By: Nurjan Sterbenz I Trauma-Informed Coach for Immigrant Moms and Speaker
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Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right — but still feel disconnected, stuck, and, well, unhappy?


You're not alone.


I'm Nurjan Sterbenz — a foreign-born mama and trauma-informed coach who spent years chasing happiness and success outside of myself, not realizing I had to stop looking for external solutions and start doing the internal work. I needed to heal the trauma that kept me stuck in chronic exhaustion, anxiety, and overwhelm — impacting negatively my marriage, relationships, and parenting.


Welcome to Foreign-Born Mama — where we learn to heal trauma and transform our parenting, marriages, and lives.


Each week, we'll explore:


  • How trauma secretly impacts every area of your life
  • Why healing is the key to unlocking everything you desire
  • Real tools and practices you can use to start healing today
  • Inspiring conversations with experts and moms who've healed and transformed their lives


Healing is possible. The life you truly desire — filled with peace, joy, love, health and wealth — is waiting for you on the other side of healing.


It's time we heal, rise, and thrive as foreign-born mamas!


Join our free Foreign-Born Mama Community on Facebook to connect with other moms and begin your healing journey.


Want to connect further? Find me on Instagram → instagram.com/foreignbornmama


To learn more about me and how I can support you, visit foreignbornmama.com



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Episodes
  • Victim mentality and trauma

    Victim mentality and trauma
    May 27 2023

    On this episode, I talk about:

    - Signs of victim mentality
    - the root cause of victim mentality
    - difference between victimhood mentality vs survivor mentality
    - why it is hard to break out of victimhood mentality and hidden benefits
    - examples of how victimhood mindset affect us in our parenting and marriage
    - how we may fall into trauma victim mentality
    - patriarchy, women and victimhood
    - tools to get out of victim mentality

    I would love to hear from you!

    Download my FREE LIST of the top 7 books for healing trauma and self-growth.

    Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for daily inspiration for your mental health and healing.

    Join our PRIVATE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY to carry on the conversation and connect with others who want to heal their childhood traumas and thrive as foreign-born moms. Foreign Born Mama Community Group

    Let's transform your childhood trauma story and kick-start your journey into self-healing and self-growth, so you can finally be your authentic self, be happy, and thrive in the new country you now call home.

    Learning to heal and grow alongside you,

    Nurzhan
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    30 mins
  • Sharing our stories with Aisulu Masylkanova

    Sharing our stories with Aisulu Masylkanova
    May 22 2023

    This is our first story feature with a foreign-born mama! Aisulu and I talked about motherhood in the US, how we want to be a different parent, challenges of mothering in the US and how we are navigating past and present. Aisulu brought up our usual behaviors and thinking through her story and how it can keep us stuck or feel powerless.

    I would love to hear from you!

    Download my FREE LIST of the top 7 books for healing trauma and self-growth.

    Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for daily inspiration for your mental health and healing.

    Join our PRIVATE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY to carry on the conversation and connect with others who want to heal their childhood traumas and thrive as foreign-born moms. Foreign Born Mama Community Group

    Let's transform your childhood trauma story and kick-start your journey into self-healing and self-growth, so you can finally be your authentic self, be happy, and thrive in the new country you now call home.

    Learning to heal and grow alongside you,

    Nurzhan
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    51 mins
  • Self-care for immigrant mama with Erin Hearts

    Self-care for immigrant mama with Erin Hearts
    May 5 2023

    I was invited to be a guest on a podcast "Self-care for Childhood Trauma Survivors" with Erin Hearts. We talked about:

    - How trauma affects us as moms and how it is different for immigrant moms
    - We shared self-care tools and how it is important for keeping us regulated and manage our reactions

    Please enjoy this interview and let us know if anything resonated.

    Erin Hearts podcast, Self Care for Trauma Survivors, please listen in:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-care-for-survivors-of-trauma/id1597600839
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    48 mins
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