Adult Children of Alcoholics

Your past does not have to define your future

Too often the ramifications of growing up as the child of an alcoholic and/or dysfunctional family are not understood until much later in life. The symptoms can go unnoticed for decades as they become normalized within us, and quietly wreak havoc in our personal lives.

The subconscious programs created by our childhood experiences continue to run in the background as adults, covertly holding us back from the growth and success we desire. In spite of all our conscious efforts to create change we repeat the same negative life patterns.

Often we blame ourselves thinking that we’re just not smart enough or good enough to change. That is absolutely not true! However, we may not connect the dots that lead to our upbringing as the cause until years of struggle finally brings us to our knees.

The GOOD NEWS is that with a little bit of guidance and effort, we can increase our self awareness and subsequently BREAK FREE from those energy draining cycles.

Finally moving forward in life is the greatest gift you will ever give to yourself.

If you are the Adult Child of an Alcoholic or the child of a dysfunctional family, you may experience the following:

• Fear of angry people, authority figures and any personal criticism
• Approval seeking
• Isolation
• An overdeveloped sense of responsibility
• Guilt for standing up for yourself
• Tendency to attract people you can “pity” or “fix”
• Difficulty identifying your own emotions
• Harsh self- judgment and negative inner dialogue
• Rigid self-sufficiency
• Perfectionism
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Numbing or denial of emotions
• Downplaying the effect our upbringing had on us
• Constantly striving to be better than our family, leading to overwork and burnout
• Dependency on the approval and praise of others for a sense of inner worth

If any of these sound like you, I see you, I’ve been there and you are in the right place. I can help shine some light on the issues that may be preventing you from living the life you desire.

It’s time to take care of you and your healing journey can begin right now.

Book your complimentary call now.