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Adult Child

The Healing Sequence: Denial, Awareness, Acceptance & Action (ACA Steps 1-3)

Adult Child

Andrea

Relationships, Health & Fitness, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ever felt trapped by your past? Today we are peeling back the layers of family dysfunction, revealing how to reclaim control and begin healing."

In this raw and revealing session, we are tackling Steps 1-3 of the ACA program, which can be summed up as - "I see it, I own it, I change it."

  • Step 1: I see it - Acknowledging and admitting the depth and impact of the dysfunction experienced in childhood.


  • Step 2: I own it - Embracing the belief that healing and transformation are possible when you take personal responsibility for your recovery journey.


  • Step 3: I change it - Making a decisive move to actively seek and accept the support and tools necessary to facilitate change and growth.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

0:06.0

My name is Andrea, and this is it old child.

0:09.0

What's you holding on to?

0:19.0

Just let it all go

0:21.4

What's making you slow now?

0:24.6

Let it all go.

0:25.9

Welcome back to a adult child, where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family.

0:32.9

Ahoy, my dear shit shows.

0:35.5

For any new listeners, my name is is Andrea I'm a total incomplete shit show

0:40.1

I am the captain of this hot mess of a ship and if you're wondering what the hell an adult child

0:45.3

is an adult child is somebody whose childhood experiences the programming of their

0:51.4

childhood is manifesting in adulthood in some not so great ways.

0:57.1

And let's be honest, this is pretty much everyone, right?

0:59.7

I think that the way that this manifests in adulthood is more painful for some than others,

1:04.5

but pretty much everyone out there on this planet is struggling with something that is

1:09.6

most likely rooted in their childhood experiences.

1:12.5

So consider yourself lucky if you've made this realization because so many damn people

1:18.1

will never figure that out.

1:20.6

So for anyone who may not know, I'm currently on a little hiatus working on the relaunch of

1:25.8

this podcast to share everything that I've

1:29.5

learned and experienced. And boy, has it been a doozy since launching this podcast almost

1:35.3

four years ago. So in the meantime, we are taking a deep dive into the adult child vault.

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