Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families (ACA)

You would have never splashed in this puddle when you were a child.

If you did, someone would get angry. Someone might yell – or worse. You needed to be careful, cautious, and vigilant.

Life was chaotic and painful, and you became an expert at ignoring.

You figured out what you needed to do to get by.

Those experiences shaped who you are, and you grew up fast.

You are still not splashing.

As an adult, you are still vigilant and an expert at ignoring the hurts.

Like in childhood, you still spend a lot of energy figuring out how to get by and avoid the hurts.

Staying vigilant is exhausting and isn’t joyful.

You know too well that being an adult child of an alcoholic (ACOA) or a mentally ill parent is like living with a boulder in your roots.

It is time to thrive and splash in the puddle.

You did not get to choose where life planted you, but you can extract the positive from the pain and thrive.

While using body-based mindfulness and somatic IFS, we will do deep inner child work. We will heal and hold your younger self, who did not have a chance to heal or a hand to hold. We will see, hear, and understand those parts of you that still resonate with trauma as you receive the emotional safety, care, and empathy that you needed at the moment all those years ago.

We will hold the hand of your younger self until the pain passes. When your younger self is ready, we will let them safely, joyfully splash until their heart is content.

Through the process, your adult self will gain the insights necessary to untangle the energy from wounds and recover the whole and healthy person you never ceased to be. It is a fantastic adventure that, with time, will lead to both subtle and profound changes in your life.

Escape from the confines of your younger self and start splashing and enjoying life. Contact me today, and let’s begin the process of healing.