Adult Child
A deep dive into the impact of growing up in an dysfunctional family and how to heal the unresolved pain of the past. Join Andrea and guests for raw & vulnerable conversations on topics including - codependency, complex trauma (CPTSD), alcoholism/addiction, generational trauma, and toxic shame. (Start on episode 1!!!) Follow Andrea on social - www.instagram.com/adultchildpod/ www.tiktok.com/@adultchildpod
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 404
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #169 - Carole F.
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Abandonment Trauma Deep Dive: Shame, Relationship Triggers & 5 Stages of Healing w/ Susan Anderson
What if the pain you’re feeling today isn’t about the breakup, but about every wound that came before it? When abandonment gets triggered, it pulls you straight back into the shame and fear of childh…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #168 - The Gaslighter In Your Head
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When Breaking Your Silence Means Losing Your Family: Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting & Fawning w/ Dr. Ingrid Clayton
What happens when speaking your truth means losing the very people you’ve spent your whole life trying to please? For so many adult children, breaking the silence around abuse and dysfunction doesn’t…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY - Jesse D.
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The Cost of Unresolved Trauma: Relapse, Parental Guilt & Chronic Pain w/ Erin Martin
What happens when the wounds you thought you’d healed—or didn’t even know were there—come roaring back? And it can feel like you’re back at square one, even though you’re not.
Erin Martin is a podcast…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #167 - The Inner Critic: Us vs. "Normies"
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Still Hoping Your Parents Will Change? Perfectionism, Codependency & Enmeshment w/ Alana Carvalho
What if the apology, the change, the parent you always wanted… never comes? This episode dives into the painful hope that keeps so many adult children of dysfunctional families stuck.
Alana Carvalho i…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #166 - The Return of Rachel
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Overcoming the Fear of Intimacy: Avoidant attachment, Emotional Safety & Real Connection w/ Paul Gilmartin
When the people who were supposed to protect you also hurt you, your nervous system learns: closeness is dangerous. This is a conversation about what it takes to finally let yourself receive the love…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #165 - When Feeling Good Feels Bad
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Emotionally Immature Parents: How They Twist Love, Avoid Accountability & Leave Invisible Wounds w/ Lindsay Gibson
You don’t have to be hit, screamed at, or abandoned to grow up with deep emotional wounds. Sometimes the most lasting pain comes from parents who smiled on the outside — but couldn’t truly see, hold,…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #164 - The Living Hell of Emotional Flashbacks
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How To Survive Emotional Flashbacks: Trauma Responses, Emotional Triggers & Nervous System Dysregulation
Why do I feel like I’m dying just because someone didn’t text me back? If you've asked yourself this, you’re not crazy — and this episode is for you.
Andrea is riding solo in today’s deep dive into em…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #163 - Am I Controlling?
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How To Leave a Toxic Relationship: Trauma Bonds, Codependency, & Narcissistic Abuse
Leaving a toxic relationship isn’t just hard — it can feel impossible when trauma bonds, guilt, and confusion are running the show. This episode breaks down exactly why that happens and how to finall…
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #162 - Deb Y.
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When Recovery Isn’t Linear: Relapse, Shame & Telling the Whole Truth w/ William C Moyers
Recovery isn’t always a clean, upward trajectory — and most people don’t talk about what happens when it isn’t. This episode cracks open the shame, stigma, and complexity that surface when long-term …
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #161 - Anger Isn't The Enemy
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The Cost of Playing the Good Daughter: Emotional Neglect, Self-Abandonment & Parental Estrangement w/ Laura K Connell
You ever find yourself wondering, “Was it really that bad?” even while your life still carries the scars of a childhood you can’t fully name? That’s the fog of emotional neglect — the kind of trauma …