People in therapy are often in therapy to deal with the people in their lives who won't go to therapy.

My name is Andrea and this is adult child.

What's holding on to? Just let it all go What's making you slow now?

I'm just let it all go

Welcome back to an adult child

Where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up

In a dysfunctional family

Ahoy my dear shit shows

For any new listeners, my name is Andrea.

I am a total incomplete shit show and I am the captain of this hot mess of a ship.

And if you're wondering what the hell is an adult child, it is someone who grew up in a

dysfunctional family whose unresolved childhood wounds are surfacing in adulthood and not in a good way.

Okay, not in a good way. What does this look like? People pleasing, approval seeking,

an inability to say no, an overdeveloped sense of responsibility, a track record of toxic

relationships, whether that be in romance, friendship, work, a tendency to

stay in relationships way past their due date, fear of people and authority figures, an addiction

to negative excitement, aka drama, chaos, a deep fear of abandonment, an inability to feel emotions, having reactions that are out of proportion

to the situation at hand, low self-esteem, highly judgmental of oneself and others. And if you related

to, let's say three or more of those, you are definitely in the right place. Okay. So for those of you who may not know,

I am currently deep in the process of reimagining and relaunching this podcast. So after a

profound period of breakdown that led to incredible breakthroughs, both personally and creatively, I am more excited than ever

to share with you the next chapter of this journey. This next phase is all about transformation.

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