Adult Child

Andrea tells the tale of her first codependent relationship, the faulty beliefs and fears that resulted from this, and the subsequent impact of all future relationships. She is then joined by Kendra Allen, aka Your Break Up Bestie - who shares about her broken picker and how she managed to fix it! https://www.instagram.com/yourbreakupbestie/ https://www.breakupbestie.com/ ⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW...

Nathan Spiteri - child abuse survivor & advocate - joins Andrea to discuss how his memoir Toy Cars - One Man's Journey from Trauma to Triumph - "(...)a story of severe trauma, child sex abuse, grooming, and trauma bonding. "It's a story of addiction, sex, drugs and violence. But as much as it is about all of those things, Toy Cars is a story of hope, because, despite everything...

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In today's episode, we dive deep into the differing experiences siblings may have growing up in the same dysfunctional family. Andrea is joined by 3 sisters, who share their unique stories of what it was like growing up in an alcoholic and chaotic household, and how this has impacted their lives as adults. www.instagram.com/mariahjeau The PRISM Coaching Program ⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT...

In today's epsidoe, Andrea gets raw and vulnerable with William Cope Moyers - VP of Public Affairs & Community Relations at Hazelden Betty Ford. Over the past several decades, he has played an important role in breaking the stigma of addiction. As the son of journalist, political commentator and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers, William is the perfect example of how the disea...

In today's episode, we take a deep dive into unresolved trauma within the body and how to heal it. Andrea is joined by Somatic Healing Coach Marina Yanay-Triner to discuss the importance of addressing the trauma stored within the body and how somatic healing is an effective method to do so. Marina's Website Marina's Instagram ⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️ h...

In today's episode, we take a deep dive into Step 1 of the ACA program - "We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction - that our lives had become unmanageable." It is through accepting our powerlessness and unmanageability that we gain power and create a manageable life. Twelve Steps of Adult Children Steps Workbook Adult Children of Alcohol...

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In today's episode, Andrea is joined by women's empowerment coach, Bonne Chance. Bonne obtained a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology in 2009, as well as a Certificate in Consciousness, Health and Healing in 2010 from the University of Santa Monica. She has assisted and empowered hundreds of people in shifting their consciousness and healing, with an expertise in She specializes in spiritual...

In today's episode, Andrea dives deep into emotional recovery with New York Times bestselling Author & retired clinical psychologist. Over the course of her 25 year old career, Cathy helped countless adult children of dysfunctional families heal their unresolved pain. In her most recent book, " Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery ", C...

In today's episode we take a deep dive into little "t" trauma - what it is, what it looks like, and why it's just a serious as Big "T" Trauma. Andrea is joined by Crystle Lampitt - licensed therapist and trauma specialist - who shares about the narcissisitc relationship that led her to therapy and and the treatment model she uses with her clients to address complex trauma -...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! Today Andrea is joined by none other than Dr. Drew Pinsky - addiction medicine specialist, internist, and television star. Drew shares about his experience of growing up in an emotionally abusive household, his struggle with codependency, and a whole lot more! Dr. Dre...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) aka tapping, a simple and efficient technique based off of Chinese acupuncture to overcome stress, fear, and limiting beliefs,. Andrea is joined by EFT expert, Brad Yates, to discuss th...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the addiction and homeless epidemic ravaging the streets of San Francisco. Andrea is joined by Thomas Wolf, a former heroin addict turned recovery advocate. Thomas shares his story of hitting rock bottom and his perspec...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we're diving deep into trauma bonding - what it is, what it looks like, and why growing up in a dysfunctional family puts you at greater risk for trauma bonded relationship in adulthood. Then Andrea is joined by acclaimed writer Alan Kaufma...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, Andrea dives deep with Mark Wolynn - author of the critically acclaimed best seller "It Didn't Start With You - How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle". Mark shares his wisdom on a inherited trauma, a...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into our relationship with money - about the faulty programming beliefs ingrained childhood about money and how this shapes our relationship with it for the rest of our lives. Andrea is then joined by writer, producer &...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the ways resistance keeps us from healing from our childhoods, and how we can overcome it. Andrea is then joined by the host of the podcast "It's Not You, It's Your Trauma" - Joe Ryan - who shares his ex...

In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the divine lens, the perspective that emotional pain is a gift and serves a higher purpose in our lives. Andrea is joined by Sue Frederick, spiritual intuitive and author of "Your Divine Lens: The Secret to Finding Purpose, Healing Grief and Living in Alignment", who shares why our greatest pain is our greatest gift, and that will all have t...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we are diving deep into the generational nature of family dysfunction, epigenetics, and how our DNA may be carrying the symptoms of trauma from past generations. Andrea is joined by Naome Bradshaw - singer, blog writer, adult child, and expert...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the process of healing from Broken Picker Syndrome. Andrea shares her experience of slowing fixing her picker, and is then joined by relationship coach - Adam Murauskas - who shares how he fixed his picker and how he he...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into unearthing our truest and highest selves. Andrea shares about her journey to live her in potential, and is then joined by performance coach, Ben Kiker. The Ben Kiker Group linkedin.com/in/benkiker instagram.com/benkiker...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now!  In today's episode, Andrea dives deep into detaching with love and family recovery with co-authors of "The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare" Kristina Wandzilak & Constance Curry. "The Lost Years" is the real l...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, we take a deep dive into complex PTSD - what it is, what causes it, it's symptoms, and how to the hell to heal from it. Andrea shares about her own battle with complex PTSD, and is then joined by Shannon who shares her powerful story of sur...

💨 Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child :  Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now! In today's episode, Andrea dives deep with author, speaker and Adult Child expert - Tian Dayton. Tian shares her wisdom on a variety of adult child topics - from how the movement began, the ACOA trauma syndrome, codependency and much much more! Tian's website...