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Adult Children of Alcoholics with Karen Herrick and Linda Kreter

2024/11/19
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Children from alcoholic families often learn three rules to survive: don't talk, don't trust, and don't feel. This is because their emotional needs are not met due to the parents' preoccupation with the alcoholism.
  • Children from alcoholic families learn three rules: don't talk, don't trust, don't feel.
  • Emotional needs are not met in dysfunctional families.
  • Dysfunction can stem from various issues, not just alcoholism.

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What a special episode today with Karen Herrick, a multi-faceted, multidimensional woman who focused in this episode on her lived experience with being a child of an alcoholic father and the inherent hurdles that represented. Adult Children of Alcoholics focuses on many aspects of daily life that may carry forward to adult children. Linda and Karen discussed the patterns that may develop, and perhaps you recognize yourself among those who haven’t yet had the aha moment. You are not alone. Helping Women Thrive!