Adult Child
Health

Adult Child

by Andrea Ashley

Raw, honest, and a little unhinged - Adult Child dives into the lasting impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family. Host Andrea Ashley, a recovering shitshow with 17 years sober, unpacks complex trauma, codependency, and inner child healing with unapologetic authenticity and zero BS.

100 episodes
EN-US language
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1
Shitshow Saturday #197 - Wendy N.
39:55 Mar 28, 2026
2
223 - Love That Looks Like Rescue: Trauma Bonds & Outgrowing Relationships w/ Marina Triner
1:01:23 Mar 25, 2026
3
Shitshow Saturday #196 - Sarah O.
49:14 Mar 21, 2026
4
222 - Feeling What You've Been Thinking: Embodying Your Emotions w/ Cory Scott
1:12:05 Mar 18, 2026
5
Shitshow Saturday #195 - Katie M.
40:27 Mar 14, 2026
6
221 - The Perfect Daughter Trap: Learning Who You Are Without Them w/ Vevian Vozmediano
1:05:27 Mar 11, 2026
7
Shitshow Saturday #194 - Fear In All It's Forms
33:25 Mar 7, 2026
8
220 - The Trauma You Didn't: Unconscious Wounds & Epigenetics w/ Mark Wolynn
1:05:06 Mar 4, 2026
9
Shitshow Saturday #193 - What Breathe to Heal Broke Open
35:04 Feb 28, 2026
10
219 - Phone Addiction Through the Lens of Trauma: The Truth Behind Your Screen Time
44:18 Feb 25, 2026
11
Shitshow Saturday #192 - Why You Can't Ask For Help
37:24 Feb 21, 2026
12
218 - Finding Your Voice Through Intimacy: Beyond Freeze, Fear, and Fawning w/ Leah Carey
1:07:11 Feb 18, 2026
13
Shitshow Saturday #191 - Courtney B.
37:34 Feb 14, 2026
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217 - Good Kid, Quiet Wreckage: Relational Shame, the Silent Treatment & The War You Waged on Yourself w/ Maggie Nick
1:17:55 Feb 11, 2026
15
Shitshow Saturday #190 - The Betrayal Wound
39:01 Feb 7, 2026
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216 - How Trauma Becomes Sexual Compulsion: Shame, Betrayal & Technology Addiction w/ Duane Osterlind
1:17:15 Feb 4, 2026
17
Shitshow Saturday #189 - The Many Faces of Dysfunction
1:16:17 Jan 31, 2026
18
215 - Repeat or Recover w/ Dr. Tian Dayton: The Cost of Relational Trauma
1:26:23 Jan 28, 2026
19
Shitshow Saturday #188 - Crystal
49:48 Jan 24, 2026
20
214: Challenging the Narrative on Personality Disorders w/ Dr. Peter Salerno: Is It Always Trauma?
1:38:22 Jan 21, 2026
21
Shitshow Saturday #187 - Same Family, Different Childhoods (Amy & Kristie)
42:05 Jan 17, 2026
22
213: The Truth About Estrangement: Boundaries, No Contact & Grief w/ Dr. Sharon Martin
1:00:07 Jan 14, 2026
23
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #186 - The Many Faces of the Inner Critic
39:38 Jan 10, 2026
24
212: The Survive and Thrive Spiral: Combining IFS and Polyvagal Theory w/ Ruth Culver
1:10:09 Jan 7, 2026
25
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #185 - Trevor
44:10 Jan 3, 2026
26
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #184 - Christmas Debrief
47:52 Dec 27, 2025
27
211: Nate Postlethwait - Building a Life Your Nervous System Can Handle
1:16:47 Dec 24, 2025
28
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #183 - Navigating Safety Inside & Out
43:01 Dec 20, 2025
29
210: Dissociated & Disconnected - When Feeling Nothing Was How You Survived w/ Andy Carlson
1:37:51 Dec 17, 2025
30
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #182 - Healing Your Inner Teenager
36:47 Dec 13, 2025
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209: How "The Body Keeps the Score" - Making Sense of Stored Trauma, Survival Mode & Functional Freeze
47:51 Dec 10, 2025
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SHITSHOW SATURDAY #181 - Tabitha W.
50:36 Dec 6, 2025
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208: When Each Parent Leaves a Different Scar - From Attachment Wounds to Parenting Triggers, Rage & Repair w/ Amber Trejo
1:17:11 Dec 3, 2025
34
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #180 - Andrea A. (...but not me)
45:57 Nov 29, 2025
35
207: The Messy Road of Long-Term Recovery — Codependency, Shame & Nervous System Triggers w/ Dr. Sarah Michaud
1:23:46 Nov 26, 2025
36
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #179 - Surviving the Season
35:31 Nov 22, 2025
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206: The Connection Wound - Healing Trauma-Driven Isolation & Emotional Loneliness w/ Crappy Childhood Fairy
1:09:53 Nov 19, 2025
38
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #178 - The Pain of Not Belonging
42:43 Nov 15, 2025
39
205: Addicted to Chaos - Boundaries, Triggers & Rebuilding Self-Trust w/ Amy Fiedler
1:22:36 Nov 12, 2025
40
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #177 - Fellow Travelers: ACA 12 Steps
47:02 Nov 8, 2025
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204: The Deeper Truth About Fawning - How Survival Turns Into Self-Abandonment w/ Ingrid Clayton
1:11:11 Nov 5, 2025
42
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #176 - When Attachment Gets Complicated
30:35 Nov 1, 2025
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203: The Nervous System Side of Attachment - Understanding Anxiety, Avoidance & Safety Through the Body w/ Heidi Priebe
1:13:39 Oct 29, 2025
44
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #175 - Employment Struggle Sesh
42:10 Oct 25, 2025
45
202: When Relationships Become Battlefields - Tian Dayton on Relational Triggers, Inner Child Fights & Emotional Sobriety
1:12:35 Oct 22, 2025
46
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #174 - Our First Trauma Bonds
39:28 Oct 18, 2025
47
201: Trauma-Bonded No More — My Journey Through Shame, Regression & Finding My Way Back
51:05 Oct 15, 2025
48
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #173 - Melissa S.
50:40 Oct 11, 2025
49
Season 2 Trailer: Adult Child is Back - Buckle Up for the Mess
2:58 Oct 8, 2025
50
Season 2 Trailer: Adult Child is Back - Buckle Up for the Mess
2:58 Oct 8, 2025
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