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Adult Child
Adult Child209: How "The Body Keeps the Score" - Making Sense of Stored Trauma, Survival Mode & Functional FreezeYour childhood isn’t just a memory — it’s still quietly running the show inside your body. This episode unpacks how “The Body Keeps the Score” shows up in ways you might never have connected.Andrea joins us for a solo episode today, pulling back the curtain on how much of her childhood was still alive in her body long after she thought she’d “done the work.” She shares how a trauma-bonded relationship, nine months of functional freeze, and chronic neck and shoulder pain finally forced her to understand The Body Keeps the Score on a visceral level—n...
2025-12-1047 minAdult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #181 - Tabitha W.⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-12-0650 minAdult Child
Adult Child208: When Each Parent Leaves a Different Scar - From Attachment Wounds to Parenting Triggers, Rage & Repair w/ Amber TrejoWhat happens when one parent shatters you by leaving and the other wounds you by staying? This episode unpacks how two very different kinds of unsafe love can live in your body at the same time.Amber Trejo is an integrative trauma therapist who helps parents with C-PTSD untangle how their own attachment wounds and nervous system triggers show up in the way they love and raise their kids. She grew up with two alcoholic parents — a father who disappeared overnight and a mother who stayed but pulled her into parentification, emotional abuse, and way too much ad...
2025-12-031h 17Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #180 - Andrea A. (...but not me)⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-11-2945 minAdult Child
Adult Child207: The Messy Road of Long-Term Recovery — Codependency, Shame & Nervous System Triggers w/ Dr. Sarah MichaudLong-term recovery doesn’t mean you stop getting triggered — it means you finally see how deep the wiring goes. This episode explores how to navigate those ongoing invitations for growth without turning every setback into proof that you’re failing.Dr. Sarah Michaud is a clinical psychologist, author of Co-Crazy: One Psychologist’s Recovery from Codependency and Addiction, with decades of personal and professional experience in addiction and codependency recovery.She shares what it was like to be decades sober and still have her life upended by her husband’s relapse — and how that season forced her t...
2025-11-261h 23Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #179 - Surviving the Season⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-11-2235 minAdult Child
Adult Child206: The Connection Wound - Healing Trauma-Driven Isolation & Emotional Loneliness w/ Crappy Childhood FairyYou’re not antisocial — you’re someone who had to choose self-protection over belonging. This episode unpacks how complex trauma wires your nervous system to treat closeness like a threat and what it looks like to slowly become someone who can actually let people in.Anna Runkel is a trauma educator, YouTuber, best known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy and author of the new book Connectability: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, and Feel (At Last) Like You Belong. Once someone who couldn’t read social cues, trusted the wrong people, and assumed everyone would ev...
2025-11-191h 09Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #178 - The Pain of Not Belonging⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-11-1542 minAdult Child
Adult Child205: Addicted to Chaos - Boundaries, Triggers & Rebuilding Self-Trust w/ Amy FiedlerYou didn’t choose chaos; your nervous system learned to crave it. Learn to read your body, set real boundaries, and stop mistaking calm for danger.Amy Fiedler is a trauma specialist and coach known for practical, nervous-system-informed boundary work. She grew up around alcoholism and chronic shaming—an environment of denial, gaslighting, and volatility that wired her to over-tolerate. After years of toxic, abusive relationships, she chose herself, did the work, and now helps others do the same by rebuilding self-trust with values-based boundaries.✨ What this episode explores:▪️The 3–3–3 Boundary Method — How stating a limit u...
2025-11-121h 22Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #177 - Fellow Travelers: ACA 12 Steps⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-11-0847 minAdult Child
Adult Child204: The Deeper Truth About Fawning - How Survival Turns Into Self-Abandonment w/ Ingrid ClaytonFawning isn’t people-pleasing — it’s self-erasure in the name of survival. This episode dives into the hidden trauma response behind your need to stay small and what it takes to finally come home to yourself.Dr. Ingrid Clayton is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in complex trauma and the author of Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves — and How to Find Our Way Back, a groundbreaking guide to the often-overlooked “fourth F” of trauma. In this conversation, she shares how fawning once defined her relationships, identity, and sense of safety — and...
2025-11-051h 11Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #176 - When Attachment Gets Complicated⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-11-0130 minAdult Child
Adult Child203: The Nervous System Side of Attachment - Understanding Anxiety, Avoidance & Safety Through the Body w/ Heidi PriebeYou’re not needy. You’re not detached. You’re just wired for survival. This episode reveals how your nervous system learned to love — and what it takes to rewire safety.Heidi Priebe is a YouTuber, writer, and educator with a master’s degree in attachment theory who’s built a massive following for her honest, body-based approach to healing. She grew up being labeled the “difficult child,” internalizing the belief that something was wrong with her long before anyone recognized the impact of emotional neglect. Her lifelong effort to make sense of that pain led her to study how att...
2025-10-291h 13Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #175 - Employment Struggle Sesh⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-10-2542 minAdult Child
Adult Child202: When Relationships Become Battlefields - Tian Dayton on Relational Triggers, Inner Child Fights & Emotional SobrietyEvery argument has an audience you can’t see — the ghosts of the past. This episode unpacks how unhealed trauma sneaks into our relationships and how to finally stop fighting the wrong person.Dr. Tian Dayton is a clinical psychologist, Senior Fellow at The Meadows, and author of 15 books including The ACoA Trauma Syndrome and Emotional Sobriety. In this conversation, she revisits the moment that changed everything — standing in her living room, locked in a fight with her husband, and realizing they weren’t two adults arguing, but two wounded children replaying their pasts.✨ What this episod...
2025-10-221h 12Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #174 - Our First Trauma Bonds⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-10-1839 minAdult Child
Adult Child201: Trauma-Bonded No More — My Journey Through Shame, Regression & Finding My Way BackEver wonder what happens when the host of a trauma podcast finds herself right back in the trenches?A story about what happens when healing collides with old survival patterns — and how the body can pull you back into the past, even when your mind knows better. This isn’t a “how-to.” It’s truth-telling about the gap between understanding your trauma and actually feeling safe inside your own skin.✨ What this episode explores:Childhood relational trauma wires us for trauma bonds — When love and pain come from the same person, the nervous system fuses at...
2025-10-1551 minAdult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #173 - Melissa S.⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards · Peer connection👉 theshitshow.mn.co🗞️ SIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATIONGet the newsletter for community updates, healing insights & early access to workshops.➡️ Join here💁‍♀️ SUPPORT THE POD☕ Buy Me a Coffee – help Andrea (and her cats) eat🛍️ Shop Shitshow Merch💬 CONNECT WITH ANDREAInstagram → @adultchildpodTikTok → @adultchildpodYouTube → @adultchildpodSPONSORSCheck out Uncommon Goods: https...
2025-10-1150 minAdult Child
Adult ChildSeason 2 Trailer: Adult Child is Back - Buckle Up for the MessAfter an eleven-month hiatus, Adult Child is back... messier, deeper, and more honest than ever.Host Andrea Ashley returns to revisit what it really means to heal from a dysfunctional family, through brutal honesty, emotional truth, and humor (of course).This season kicks off with vulnerability and chaos — trauma bonds, repetition compulsion, and a story she’s never told before.Buckle the hell up. Healing’s not linear, and it’s about to get real.— — —⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards ·...
2025-10-0802 minAdult Child
Adult ChildSeason 2 Trailer: Adult Child is Back - Buckle Up for the MessAfter an eleven-month hiatus, Adult Child is back... messier, deeper, and more honest than ever.Host Andrea Ashley returns to revisit what it really means to heal from a dysfunctional family, through brutal honesty, emotional truth, and humor (of course).This season kicks off with vulnerability and chaos — trauma bonds, repetition compulsion, and a story she’s never told before.Buckle the hell up. Healing’s not linear, and it’s about to get real.— — —⚓JOIN THE SHITSHOW — The Adult Child Healing Community6 weekly Zoom support groups · Discussion boards ·...
2025-10-0802 minAdult Child
Adult ChildHow To Survive Emotional Flashbacks: Trauma Responses, Emotional Triggers & Nervous System DysregulationWhy 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 emotional flashbacks, the hallmark symptom of Complex PTSD. These aren’t your typical flashbacks — there’s no visual replays, just an overwhelming flood of emotions from your childhood that hijack your present. If you’ve ever spiraled over something that seemed way too small to cause that much pain, this episode will hit home.Key Takeaways:...
2025-07-3044 minAdult Child
Adult ChildWhen Sobriety Isn’t Enough: An ACA Recovery Story of Trauma, Dating & Grief w/ FranciscoWhat happens when you get sober… but the pain is still there?In this raw and relatable episode, Andrea sits down with fellow ACA Francisco to explore what healing actually looks like after sobriety — that messy middle where emotional numbness, grief, trauma recovery, and real intimacy all start to surface.Francisco got sober as a teenager, but it wasn’t until he found ACA that he began to confront the deeper wounds of his childhood. Together, they talk about what it means to un-thaw from functional freeze, grieve in real time, and build relationships rooted in who...
2025-06-041h 07Adult Child
Adult ChildHow Trauma Shows Up in Relationships: Codependency, Triggers & Healing w/ Jeremiah & Mallory CampbellIf you don't address your childhood trauma, your romantic relationships will. This is episode raw look at what happens when childhood wounds show up in adult relationships—and what it takes to break the cycle, together.Andrea sits down with Jeremiah and Mallory Campbell for a brutally honest look at how trauma, codependency, and unresolved childhood wounds shaped their relationship. From addiction and estrangement to postpartum depression and nervous system shutdown, they share what it really took to begin healing—individually and together.🔑 Key Takeaways:Childhood trauma doesn’t disappear in adulthood—it shows up in the w...
2025-05-211h 11Adult Child
Adult ChildToxic Positivity to Truth: Shame, Rage & Parenting Through Trauma w/ AlwynnWhat happens when the memories come back—but no one believes you? This is a story about shame, survival, and what it means to heal while raising the very children you’re terrified of hurting.In this episode, Andrea sits down with Alwynn, former host of Let Me Be Free, to talk about the long, messy road from toxic positivity to truth. From repressed memories and rage to parenting through trauma, this conversation is a raw look at what it really means to heal.🔑 Key Takeaways:Repressed trauma doesn’t stay buried forever — it shows up th...
2025-05-141h 25Adult Child
Adult ChildWhen Complex Trauma Looks Like a Personality Disorder: Dr. Kirk Honda on What Most Therapists MissWhat if your "personality disorder" was actually trauma? The truth is, most therapists still don’t know how to spot complex PTSD — and way too many people get mislabeled in the process.In this episode, Andrea has compiled the best moments from her past conversations with Dr. Kirk Honda — licensed therapist and host of Psychology in Seattle. They unpack the blurred lines between complex trauma and personality disorders, challenge common therapy pitfalls, and offer real insight into what trauma-informed care actually requires.🔑 Key Takeaways:Why complex trauma often gets mistaken for a personality disorder — and how tha...
2025-05-071h 08Adult Child
Adult ChildUnpacking Dysfunctional Family Roles: 3 Sisters, 3 Very Different ChildhoodsDysfunctional families don’t raise kids—they assign roles. In this powerful episode, three sisters unpack the parts they were forced to play and how they’re breaking free.Andrea sits down with three sisters—Kayla, Mariah, and Jackie—to explore the complex and often unspoken dynamics between siblings raised in the same dysfunctional home. While they shared the same environment, their emotional experiences, survival strategies, and lasting wounds were remarkably different.Whether you’re the scapegoat, the golden child, the lost one, or somewhere in between, this conversation will leave you feeling seen.What you'l...
2025-04-161h 04Adult Child
Adult ChildThe Deep Reveal: From Survival to Self-Compassion (ACA Steps 4-7)You can’t heal what you’re still afraid to look at. This is about confronting what’s been buried—and learning to stop abandoning yourself in the process.In today’s episode, Andrea is diving deep into Steps 4–7 of the ACA program. These ask us to face the pain we’ve been avoiding, break dysfunctional family programming, and peel back the layers of protection to finally get back to you.How Step 4 helps us reclaim our story by facing patterns, wounds, and protective roles through a “blameless inventory” rooted in curiosity—not shameWhy sharing your truth in Step 5 brea...
2025-04-021h 05Adult Child
Adult ChildThe Healing Sequence: Denial, Awareness, Acceptance & Action (ACA Steps 1-3)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 episode, Andrea is 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...
2025-03-2657 minAdult Child
Adult Child156 - Addicted to Negative Excitement: Decluttering Your Life w/ Andrea WaitWhen we let go of things that no longer serve us, we create space for what does. This is the gift of decluttering.Andrea Wait has been helping people organize their homes—and, by extension, their lives—for fifteen years, and after all that time, she knows one thing for sure: putting your house in order can change your life for the better.Her recently published book Home in Harmony is a straightforward guide to organizing living spaces-and is full of helpful tips and real-talk motivation to help you along your way.
2024-04-031h 05Adult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #91 - Ashley B.⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)Support community at your fingertips with discussion boards and chatSIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATION - ADULT CHILD NEWSLETTER👩HELP A GIRL & CAT EAT🐱  www.buymeacoffee.com/adultchild🛍️SHITSHOW MERCH🛍️www.adultchildpodcast.com/shop🎙️NEW TO THE POD🎙️How I learned I was an Adult Child - The Tale of 2 BriansTHE LAUNDRY LIST - Common Characteristic...
2024-02-1034 minAdult Child
Adult ChildBest Of: Adult Children of Alcoholics Pioneer Tian DaytonIn 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⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)Support community at your fingertips with discussion boards and chatSIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATION - ADULT CHILD NEWSLETT...
2023-12-2752 minAdult Child
Adult Child129 - Internal Family Systems, Parts Work & Procrastination w/ Terry BaranskiTerry Baranski is a trauma-informed Internal Family Systems practitioner who focuses on root causes rather than symptoms. In today's episode, we dive deep into the IFS modality - what it is and why it works - and even do a mini-IFS session with yours truly (Andrea) as the client.Terry BaranskiNo Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Dick Schwartz⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues...
2023-09-131h 08Adult Child
Adult Child93 - What Adult Children Learned This YearIn honor of the final episode of the year, Andrea and fellow shitshows reflect upon the most valuable lessons they've learned during 2022.⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)Support community at your fingertips with discussion boards and chatSIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATION - ADULT CHILD NEWSLETTER👩HELP A GIRL & CAT EAT🐱  www.buymeacoffee.com/adultchild🛍️SHITSHOW MERCH🛍️www.adultchildpodcast.com/shop...
2022-12-2838 minAdult Child
Adult ChildSHITSHOW SATURDAY #32 - Livin' La Vida ShitshowToday's episode Andrea shares about the shitshow known as her life, followed by a portion of a recent Patreon group. If you haven't joined the Patreon... WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!? Seriously.... damn the join the SHITSHOW, like now. For realz.⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)Support community at your fingertips with discussion boards and chatSIGN UP FOR SHITSHOW NATION - ADULT CHILD NEWSLETT...
2022-12-1731 minThe Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast149: Andrea Ashley: "Adult Child" Host on Embracing the Sh*tshowAndrea Ashley is a former CPA turned podcast host & producer. She grew up outside of Philadelphia in an alcoholic household. Andrea turned to drugs and alcohol herself at the age of 12. After years in and out of rehabs and boarding schools, she was granted the gift of sobriety at the age of 19 and celebrated 13 years of continuous sobriety in September 2021.In 2018 and after 9 years of sobriety, Andrea had her “second great surrender” and came to terms with the true impact her dysfunctional upbringing had on her. This bottom and the subsequent healing work led her to launch Adul...
2022-07-121h 00Cost 2 Boss
Cost 2 BossE08: Health is Wealth with Andrea JohnsonThis week Mike and Loren chat with Andrea Johnson, owner of Beauty and Beats Style Bar, beauty queen, and overall lady BOSS! Andrea has faced a tremendous amount of adversity but continues to persevere. She has overcome major mental health issues and has taken 4 foster children off the streets and has welcomed them into her own family. Through it all, she has shown grit and continues to exceed in as an entrepreneur with an open-door policy to all. Other topics that are discussed include: How to find the right people to partner with.Is there really work/lifeWhy you must...
2022-06-0753 minAdult Child
Adult Child58 - ACA Step 4 - Why Our Past is Our Greatest AssetIn today's episode, Andrea dives deep into Step 4 of the ACA program - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." We discuss (and by we, I mean ME!) the purpose, the process, the key areas of focus (shame, abandonment, resentment, harm, and trauma) and what it means to take a blameless inventory. We also discuss how an ACA 4th step differs from a 4th step in AA/NA, as well as the limitations of the 12-steps in addressing unprocessed trauma.ACA Step WorkbookTrauma and 12 StepsLeaving Crazy...
2022-04-201h 01Adult Child
Adult Child52 - My Adult Child Rock BottomToday is the 50th episode of Adult Child! And today we are going back to the beginning of Andrea's Adult Child rock bottom - aka The Tale of 2 Brian's - 2 painful relationships w/ alcoholics named Brian who were the catalyst to her Adult Child healing journey and this podcast. This is a story that illustrates how our emotional pain is truly our greatest gift - and no juicy detail is spared!Tale of 2 Brian's - 5:40Reflection - 55:45⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co...
2022-03-091h 08Adult Child
Adult Child47 - Abandonment Trauma w/ Susan AndersonAbandonment trauma specialist, Susan Anderson, joins us today. She discusses the 5 stages of abandonment, how to recover from abandonment trauma, and her own experience with abandonment stemming from her childhood. Andrea also shares a new chapter of "The Tale of 2 Brian's".Susan Anderson is a a private practice psychotherapist in New York and the author of several books including The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, a self-help book about the pain of relationship breakups. Anderson developed her ideas after her husband of eighteen years left her for another woman. In her book, Anderson contends that the grief...
2022-02-021h 04Adult Child
Adult Child43 - ACA Step 3, Relinquishing Control & Choosing Faith Over FearIn today's episode, we dive deep into Step 3 of the ACA program - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God." Andrea share her experience with the step, common struggles Adult Children face related to this step, and how to act in faith instead of fear. She is then joined by fellow traveler, Michelle, who shares her experience with Step 3 and how she was able to overcome her issues with the "God" word. Andrea also shares another Brian #2 story, as well as ways to set ourselves up...
2022-01-051h 05Adult Child
Adult Child38 - Why Dysfunctional Families Are Cannibalistic CultsIn today's episode, Andrea dives deep into Step 2 of the ACA program - "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." We discuss what insanity looks like for an adult child and within the dysfunctional family system, the intergenerational & emotional cannibalization and cult-like tendencies of a dysfunctional family, how all that is required to heal is the belief that healing is possible, and the many forms of a power greater than ourselves.Jerry Wise Relationship Systems⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https...
2021-12-0130 minAdult Child
Adult Child31 - Codependent Relationships & Broken Pickers w/ "Your Break Up Bestie"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 - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8...
2021-10-141h 17Adult Child
Adult Child30 - Abuse, Grooming & Manipulation w/ Nathan SpiteriNathan 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, Spiteri is still here to tell it."Toy Cars by Nathan Spiteriwww.instagram.com/nathanspiteri⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHIL...
2021-10-061h 05Adult Child
Adult Child28 - The Dysfunctional Family & Sibling DynamicsIn 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/mariahjeauThe PRISM Coaching Program⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)S...
2021-09-291h 07Adult Child
Adult Child27 - Breaking The Stigma of Addiction w/ William Cope MoyersIn 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 disease addiction does not discriminate. William shares about hitting bottom in sobriety, the difference between recovery and sobriety, and the importance of addressing trauma family of origin issues in addiction recovery.Broken: My Story of...
2021-09-221h 05Adult Child
Adult Child26 - Stored Trauma & Somatic Healing w/ Marina Yanay-TrinerIn 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 WebsiteMarina's Instagram⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST, & Thurs 8:30 pm EST)Support community at your fin...
2021-09-151h 08Adult Child
Adult Child25 - What Powerlessness & Unmanageability Means To An Adult ChildIn 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 WorkbookAdult Children of Alcoholics / Dysfunctional Families⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, Tues 1 pm EST...
2021-09-1132 minAdult Child
Adult Child23 - Spiritual Bottoms & Conscious Healing w/ Empowerment Coach Bonne ChanceIn 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 psychology advancement, consciousness health and healing, co-dependency and addiction.Bonne Chance Coachingwww.instagram.com/lebonnechance⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekl...
2021-09-011h 05Adult Child
Adult Child22 - Emotional Sobriety & Resiliency w/ Catherine GildinerIn 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 ", Cathy shares about the patients that left the biggest impression on her - each of which having endured horrendous childhoods. The book is a a beautiful illustrations of the therapeutic process of healing from the pasts from the perspective of both patient and therapist...
2021-08-2558 minAdult Child
Adult Child21 - Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD & NARM w/ Crystle LampittIn 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 - NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model).Crystle's WebsiteCrystle's InstagramCrystle's Tiktok⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️htt...
2021-08-181h 08Adult Child
Adult Child20 - Dr. Drew Pinsky on Addiction, Codependency & Emotional Sobriety💨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. Drew's Official Website⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3...
2021-08-1158 minAdult Child
Adult Child19 - Manifestation & Overcoming Limiting Beliefs w/ EFT Tapping Wizard Brad Yates💨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 the benefits of tapping, how it can used to reprogram our faulty childhood programming, and why overcoming our limiting beliefs is a crucial step in manifesting our deepest dreams and...
2021-08-041h 06Adult Child
Adult Child18 - San Francisco's Addiction Crisis w/ Former Homeless Heroin Addict Tom Wolf💨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 perspective on San Francisco's Drug Crisis.Tom Wolf WebsiteTom Wolf TwitterThe Dr. Drew Podcast (Apple)The...
2021-07-281h 02Adult Child
Adult Child17 - Love or Trauma Bond w/ Alan Kaufman💨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 Kaufman, who shares about his experienced of being raised by a mother who was a Holocaust survive and their trauma bonded relationship.Alan Kaufman's Books
2021-07-221h 12HBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Leah HenryLeah A. Henry is a multimedia producer and on air personality. She is a 2016 graduate of Howard University where she built a strong foundation. Just four short months after she graduated, she started working at WJLA-TV in Washington D.C. where she became an associate producer for “Let’s Talk Live” on NewsChannel 8. She has a segment on WKYS 93.9 (Washington D.C.-Radio One) morning show called “Leah’s Lemonade"  where she dishes her opinion of trending topics, pop culture, and celebrity news. Leah's a trailblazer in her own right and is a mentor and a media and social media influ...
2021-07-1933 minAdult Child
Adult Child16 - Generational Trauma w/ Mark Wolynn💨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, attachment trauma, the latest research and findings, and how going blind in one eye was the best thing that ever happened to him.https://mark...
2021-07-141h 03Adult Child
Adult Child15 - Compulsive Spending w/ Ben Rimalower💨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 & Real Housewives "whisperer" - Ben Rimalower - who shares about his lifelong battle with money, which he deems as his drug of choice. http://www.benri...
2021-07-071h 08HBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Christopher M. Jones!HBCU Highlights presents Dr. Christopher M. Jones! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Chris's shoes! An Arkansas native, Chris grew up in the surrounded by an HBCU! He aspired to be an astronaut after learning about Dr. Ronald McNair. Chris holds FIVE degrees, including a B.S. in mathematics and a B.S. in physics from Morehouse College, where he received a full scholarship from NASA and served as student body president; an M.S. in nuclear engineering and an M.S. in technology and policy...
2021-07-0537 minAdult Child
Adult Child14 - Childhood Trauma & Complex PTSD w/ Joe Ryan💨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 experience, strength and hope on how he managed to heal from the trauma that held him hostage his entire life.https://joer...
2021-06-301h 02Adult Child
Adult Child13 - The Spiritual Meaning of PainIn 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 the ability to tap into our intuition to ensure we are making decisions based off our higher good and the good of others. Sue's website - www.careerintuitive.org...
2021-06-2356 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Torarie Durden!HBCU Highlights presents Torarie Durden! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Torarie's shoes! Originally from Adel, Georgia, Torarie was the first black valedictorian of his high school class. He was determined to get scholarships to attend college and he applied for numerous scholarships! He was the recipient of a full tuition academic NASA McNair scholarship to Morehouse College. He is a dual degree graduate from Morehouse College where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia...
2021-06-2142 minAdult Child
Adult Child12 - Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma💨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 "historian" - who shares about the generational trauma of her own lineage over the span of 250 years!naomebradshaw.com/blogtiktok.com/@recoveryourjoyin...
2021-06-1658 minAdult Child
Adult Child11 - Fixing Our Broken Pickers💨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 helps others to do the same.fixyourpicker.com/adultchildpodcastinstagram.com/fixyourpicker⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW...
2021-06-091h 09HBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Ramon Griffin!HBCU Highlights presents Ramon Griffin! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Ramon's shoes! He tells us the story of how his Morehouse brothers are like his family. He is the first male to graduate from college in his family! He gives back to his Detroit community by investing in it. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Morehouse College. His professors poured into him and now Ramon does the same in his career! It's his personal mission to inspire other students to attend Morehouse...
2021-06-0721 minAdult Child
Adult Child10 - Becoming our Best Self w/ Ben Kiker💨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 Grouplinkedin.com/in/benkikerinstagram.com/benkikerResources -The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner...
2021-06-021h 02Adult Child
Adult Child9 - Detachment w/ Kristina Wandzilak & Constance Curry💨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 life story of just such a mother and child, each giving their first-hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and despair.The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst NightmareFull...
2021-05-261h 02HBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Eric Tait, MD!HBCU Highlights presents Dr. Eric Tait, MD!  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Eric's shoes! Eric's family has a history of attending HBCU's! He knew at an early age he wanted to pursue medicine and he is a fourth generation medical doctor! He tells us about the importance of attending HBCU's and community. He has a biology degree from Morehouse College. Eric received his M.B.A. in entrepreneurship from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University as well as his medical d...
2021-05-2433 minAdult Child
Adult Child8 - Surviving & Thriving From Adult Child Trauma Syndrome💨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 surviving and thriving from her tragic childhood.survivingchildhoodtrauma.cominstagram.com/survivingchildhoodtraumaQues...
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Adult Child7 - Adult Children of Alcoholics Pioneer Tian Dayton💨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 websiteResources -The ACOA Trauma Syndrome: The Impact of Childhood Pain on Adult Relationshipsby Tian Dayt...
2021-05-1251 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Nicole VenableHBCU Highlights presents Nicole Venable! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Nicole's shoes! Nicole's mother took her and five of childhood friends to visit Spelman College and after their visit, they ALL chose to attend Spelman College! She tells us about finding her tribe at Spelman, pledging Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Eta Kappa Chapter and how she values sisterhood and the valuable relationships she made while attending Spelman. While at Spelman, she majored in Political Science and helped to start the International Affairs minor! She...
2021-05-1037 minAdult Child
Adult Child6 - Codependency & Acting Drunk When You're Sober💨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 codependency. Andrea shares the rest of the Brian #2 story (!!!!), and then is joined by Nina Renata Aron, author of "Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls: A Memoir of Women, Addiction, and Love". Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls: A Memoir of Women, Addiction, and Love by Nina Renata AronResources -Codependent-No-More-Controlling-Yourself by by Me...
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Adult Child5 - Broken Picker Syndrome & Cringeworthy Dating Stories💨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 shares more cringeworthy dating stories and about her broken man-picker. Then struggle us all about her "broken man-picker". Then, she talks to her BFF and broken picker syndrome survivor, Jessica, and how she was able to fix her picker.Episode Resources:Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love: The New Science of Adult Attachment...
2021-04-2858 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Tia FullerHBCU Highlights presents Grammy nominated musician, Tia Fuller!  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Tia's shoes! Tia Fuller grew up in Colorado but after watching episodes of A Different World, she researched Spelman College and set out to attend Spelman!  While at Spelman, she was a general music major and her professor encouraged her but always told her that she was "coming along!" Well, she's come a long way for sure! She was a member of Beyoncé's all girl band and toured with them for yea...
2021-04-2637 minAdult Child
Adult Child4 - Alcoholism, Why You Should be Grateful I Don't Drink & What Truly Lies Beneath Addiction💨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 shares about the hot mess she once was (is?!?) and why the world is a much better place now that she's sober. Then she speaks with TJ Woodward, the founder of Conscious Recovery, a recovery method that goes beyond simply treating symptoms and addresses the underlying root causes to addiction.https://www.tjwoodward.com/Episode Resources:Alcoholics Anonymous
2021-04-211h 09HBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Nayo JonesHBCU Highlights presents Nayo Jones! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Nayo's shoes! Nayo was actually visiting Clark Atlanta University and during her visit, she toured Spelman College! Once she entered the gates, she felt like she was "home!"  While at Spelman she majored in economics and she was pushed not only by her classmates to excel, but one of her professors actually called her one evening to push her! She didn't always know that she would pursue music as a career! She was born in C...
2021-04-1236 minAdult Child
Adult Child2 - The Dysfunctional Family & the Scapegoat💨Breathe to Heal: A Somatic Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Child: Early Bird Pricing through July 10th - get your damn spot now!On this week's episode, we are digging in deep on the experience of growing up in a dysfunctional family. Andrea shares her experience of becoming the scapegoat ("identified patient") in her family, and then talks to her friend, Eric, who shares his experience of growing up in an abusive home. We also talk about why speaking our truth is the only path to freedom, but why this doesn't mean blaming your paren...
2021-04-0758 minAdult Child
Adult Child1 - Why I’ll Never Date Another Brian💨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 tells you how she came to learn that she was an adult child and why she'll NEVER date another guy named Brian. Then she lays the groundwork for what lies ahead in the podcast - what is an adult child, where the term came from, and the common characteristics to help you determine whether or you're an adult child.Episode resources:Adu...
2021-03-3141 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Kelly Bolden, MDHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Kelly Bolden, MD!  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Kelly's shoes! Dr. Kelly Bolden, MD was influenced by her mother, a Spelman Alumnae, to attend Spelman College! Her father worked at NASA and she was able to meet Mae C. Jemison at a young age and she knew that she wanted to pursue engineering and medicine.  Kelly was awarded a full tuition academic scholarship (Women in Science and Engineering) to attend Spelman College. She graduated with honors with a dual degree in Ch...
2021-03-2930 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey, MDHBCU Highlights presents Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey, MD.  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Alyx's shoes! Originally from Arizona, Alyx fell in love with Spelman after attending her cousin's Morehouse graduation.  She received a full tuition Presidential Scholarship to attend Spelman! She loved her experience at Spelman, including pledging Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Eta Kappa Chapter.  After graduation, she was inspired by Dr. Ben Carson and pursued medicine. She is the most senior black female neuro-oncologist in the country!  Alyx is a philanthropist and she crea...
2021-03-1524 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents the Harvey Twins, Torrance and Torrino HarveyHBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents the Harvey Twins, Torrance and Torrino Harvey! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in the Harvey Twins' shoes! Torrance and Torrino fell in love the with idea of attending Morehouse College after learning that so many amazing black male leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and more graduated from Morehouse. Originally from Poughkeepsie, NY, they were the first in their family to graduate from high school! As teenagers, they could be seen dancing and acting on major networks including MTV! Their story is...
2021-03-0142 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents IP attorney and STEM leader, Andrea Hence Evans!HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents IP attorney and STEM leader, Andrea Hence Evans!  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Andrea's shoes! You asked and we answered! Andrea is 1/2 of HBCU Highlights and now it's time you hear her amazing HBCU story! Andrea grew up in the backyard of Texas Southern University and most of her family members graduated from Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M but she fell in love with Spelman after watching episodes of The Cosby Show and A Different World! Her mother a...
2021-02-1532 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents an interview with Entrepreneur and Insurance Guru, Ashley Deadwyler-JonesHBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents Entrepreneur and Insurance Guru, Ashley Deadwyler-Jones! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Ashley's shoes! You asked and we answered! Ashley is 1/2 of HBCU Highlights and now it's time you hear her amazing HBCU story!  Ashley was a varsity and award winning athlete in high school and surprised everyone when she turned down numerous D1 college scholarships to attend Spelman College! After touring Spelman on a visit, she fell in love with Spelman College and the rest is history.  From Atlanta to wo...
2021-02-0125 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents Senior Associate Dean Timothy Fields!HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents Dean Timothy Fields! HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Tim's shoes! Originally from Texas, Tim set his sights on attending Morehouse College! After graduating from high school, he attended Morehouse's Summer PSP program and made lifelong friendships.  Tim ran track at Morehouse College and talks about how his Coach impressed upon him and the track team the importance of relationships, how to finish and how to hold yourself accountable! Tim is currently Senior Associate Dean at Emory University where he works in the a...
2021-01-1821 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsHBCU Highlights presents Award-Winning Social and Digital Strategy Leader, Curtis Midkiff, Jr.HBCU Highlights presents Award-Winning Social and Digital Strategy Leader, Curtis Midkiff, Jr. HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Curtis' shoes! Originally from Seattle, Washington, Curtis was intrigued by a performance he saw by the Morehouse Glee club and knew he wanted to be a Morehouse Man! Scholar and minister Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, a history maker and Morehouse alum, influenced Curtis so much he wanted to go to Morehouse College to be like him! He says at Morehouse College, he was able to focus and be...
2021-01-0429 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Charisse Toomer Davis, Board Member, Cobb County Board of EducationAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Charisse Toomer Davis, Board Member, Cobb County Board of Education!  This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Charisse's shoes! Charisse's sister, a Spelman Alumna, inspired Charisse to attend Spelman! Charisse's story is incredible. She tells us about how Spelman afforded her an outstanding academic career but also how she learned so much more beyond the classroom.  Charisse tells us how she worked in education as a kindergarten teacher for 8 years and how she became an elected Board Member, Cobb Co...
2020-12-2123 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Entrepreneur and President of I AM CHIC (Christie Has It Covered), Christie Grays Chambers.Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Entrepreneur and President of I AM CHIC (Christie Has It Covered), Christie Grays Chambers.  This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Christie's shoes! Christie was determined to attend Spelman College so in high school she joined as many clubs she could and worked hard! She earned her English degree from Spelman College.  While at Spelman, she was selected as a Jet Beauty of the Week and modeled.  She was voted best dressed and friendliest in high school! She's a bea...
2020-12-0729 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Medical Mogul, Dr. Nicolle Martin MD, MPH!Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Medical Mogul, Dr. Nicolle Martin MD, MPH!  HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Dr. Nicolle's shoes! Dr. Nicolle knew at a young age that she wanted to become a medical doctor.  She wanted to attend a HBCU and toured several schools.  Dr. Nicolle and her identical twin sister thought that they were headed to Xavier University.  Just two months before college started, Dr. Nicolle's parents told them that they would make the sacrifice for her and her sister to a...
2020-11-2327 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Highlights: Global Vice President, Change Management and Organization Development at Assurant, LaShonda Oglesbee.Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Highlights: Global Vice President, Change Management and Organization Development at Assurant, LaShonda Oglesbee. This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in LaShonda's shoes!  LaShonda did not know about HBCUs until she took a HBCU college tour with her church in 9th grade.  When she visited Spelman, she immediately knew that she wanted to attend Spelman! After graduating from Spelman, she worked as a consultant.  She tells us her story of her amazing time at Spelman where she was an act...
2020-11-0925 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Highlights: CEO of the Dodgers Foundation, Nichol T. WhitemanAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Highlights: CEO of the Dodgers Foundation, Nichol T. Whiteman. This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Nichol's shoes! We hit a HOME RUN with this interview!  Nichol tells us her amazing story of leaving home at the young age of 14 to attend a prestigious boarding school.  While visiting Atlanta to tour Emory, someone recommended that Nichol and her mother visit Spelman and the rest is history! Once Nichol stepped foot on Spelman's campus, she fell in love with Sp...
2020-10-2633 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Ebony D. Thomas!Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Ebony D. Thomas! This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Ebony's shoes! After watching episodes of A Different World, Ebony was so sure she wanted to go to Spelman College that she ONLY applied to Spelman College.  While at Spelman, her professors encouraged her to study economics and she did! She tells us about how she excelled in finance in New York and how Spelman instilled the skills she uses today as a S...
2020-10-1218 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Attorney Kenneth O'RourkeAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Attorney Kenneth O'Rourke. This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Attorney Kenneth O'Rourke's shoes! From Baton Rouge, LA to Atlanta, GA, Kenneth tells the story of why he chose Morehouse College and the impact that Dr. Martin Luther King made on him in 4th grade! Kenneth received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Morehouse College in 1998. After graduation, he worked as a consultant with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and King Pharmaceuticals...
2020-09-2830 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Actor, Brandon DirdenAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Actor, Brandon Dirden This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Actor, Brandon Dirden's shoes! Brandon is best known for portraying Martin Luther King in the Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All the Way. Currently, you can see him in action on ABC's current number one show, FOR LIFE! Tune in to FOR LIFE TONIGHT!  His story is inspiring! Originally from Houston, TX, Brandon talks to us about the importance of family support and shares his j...
2020-09-1432 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Entrepreneur Jacobi JonesAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Entrepreneur Jacobi Jones   This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in entrepreneur and real estate guru, Jacobi Jones.   Jacobi tells us his inspiring story of his track career and how track and a beautiful lady motivated him to attend Morehouse College! While at Morehouse, his peers and professors pushed him to excel and raise the bar. Jacobi's accounting degree from Morehouse helped to shape his career as an insurance expert, real estate guru and leader in the community.   ...
2020-08-3129 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Dr. Rob GoreAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Dr. Rob Gore   This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Dr. Rob Gore's shoes!   Dr. Rob Gore is an Emergency Physician and the Founder of the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Kings County Hospital Center. He was an inaugural TED Resident in 2016, and in 2018 named a CNN Hero.  His story is inspiring! Learn more about how the Morehouse expectation of excellence motivated him to excel as a medical doctor as wel...
2020-08-1723 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Entrepreneur Chris EvansAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Entrepreneur Chris Evans This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in entrepreneur and community leader, Chris Evans’ shoes! Chris watched the Cosby Show and A Different World and set his goal in 7th grade to attend Morehouse College! He tells us more about his amazing experience at Morehouse College and the opportunity to study abroad in a prestigious program. He’s the owner of T-Shirt King in Kansas City and currently serves as the President of his local...
2020-08-0318 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Chef Stacey DouganAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Chef Stacey Dougan This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in Chef Stacey Dougan’s shoes! After taking a college tour of Spelman College, Stacey made her choice to change the world and apply to Spelman, the ONLY college she applied to! She talks to us more about sisterhood and how what she learned at Spelman has helped to shape her into being a celebrity chef and owner of Simply Pure Restaurant in Las Vegas! She’s cooked...
2020-07-2027 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Judge Latisha Dear-JacksonAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Judge Latisha Dear-Jackson This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in Judge Latisha Dear-Jackson’s shoes! She will tell her story of why she chose Spelman College and she will tell her story of her experience at Spelman that helped to shape her successful career as a Judge at Superior Court, Dekalb County. This interview is inspiring and motivating! For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashl...
2020-07-0620 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Karan KendrickAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Karan Kendrick This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in Actress, Karan Kendrick’s shoes! She will tell her story of why she only applied to Spelman College and she will tell her story of her experience at Spelman that helped to shape her successful career as an actress. Karan is an amazing actress and singer and she’s going to sing for us today! Karan is known for The Hunger Games (2012), Hidden Figures (2016) and The Odd Life o...
2020-06-2222 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Artist Calida RawlesAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Artist Calida Rawles This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in Artist Calida Garcia Rawles’ shoes! After taking a college tour of Spelman College, Calida made her choice to change the world and apply to Spelman! Calida Rawles received her B.A. in Art at Spelman College and her M.A. in Painting at New York University. She paints African-American women and men submerged in glistening water; each body swarmed by a flurry of bubbles, ripples, and refr...
2020-06-0825 minHBCU Highlights
HBCU HighlightsAndrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Excellence: Sarah Curtis HenryThis series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let’s take a walk in Sarah Curtis Henry’s shoes! She will tell her story of why she chose Spelman College and she will tell her story of how she left Wall Street to pursue a career in beauty to become the Chief Marketing Officer at TATCHA. This interview is inspiring and motivating! Sarah was recently featured in Essence magazine! For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com For...
2020-05-2528 min