53 - Dysfunctional Family Systems w/ Kevin Petersen, LMFT
Adult Child
Andrea
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🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, we are joined by fellow recovering shitshow and therapist Kevin Petersen (LMFT). Kevin began his journey of recovery in May 1991 and has been sober ever since. He shares about his experience growing up with an addicted mother and workaholic mother, his journey to heal from the impact of his dysfunctional upbringing, and his experience in helping families navigate the addiction & recovery process.
After a successful career in sales and marketing, Kevin pivoted in the addiction treatment field and obtained a Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy from Regis University. He spent three and a half years working at Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network as an in-home therapist, case manager, crisis evaluator and outpatient therapist for Child and Family Services, he also worked part time for The Bridge House, ADMHN’s Acute Treatment Unit, as a Mental Health Technician and Counselor. Kevin opened his private practice, Petersen Family Counseling, in 2014 and specializes in working with families and individuals struggling with addictions, codependency, and parenting. Kevin published “Chronic Hope: Parenting the Addicted Child” in October 2019 and “Chronic Hope: Families & Addiction” in January 2021.
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| 0:00.0 | Healthy individuals work on their shit and we all have shipped. |
| 0:07.0 | My name is Andrea and this is Adult Child. Yeah, yeah, yeah, now. |
| 0:13.0 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, what you're holding on to. |
| 0:18.0 | What you holding on to, |
| 0:20.0 | but just let it all go. |
| 0:22.0 | What's making you slow now? Welcome back to adult child where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family. |
| 0:33.0 | For any new listeners, my name is Andrea, I'm a recovering Shichow, |
| 0:38.0 | and they also just went on a date with probably the creepiest mofo I've ever come across. Now I have had plenty of bad dates and plenty of doosh bags, |
| 0:49.6 | but I don't think that I have ever had this level of creep. |
| 0:55.3 | If you are a 90 day fiance fan, think David from David and Lana. |
| 1:00.3 | If you are a love after lockup fan, think Stan. |
| 1:05.0 | He said on his profile that he was 45, |
| 1:09.0 | I think he was more like 65, |
| 1:12.0 | and oh, it was just just it was horrible guys he kept trying to like hold my hand and |
| 1:18.1 | touch my leg and I really just wish you could have all seen the facial expressions that I was making because I was |
| 1:26.8 | recoiling from a hot flame and the real icing on the cake was when I was leaving and I gave him a hug and he whispered into my ear, |
| 1:36.0 | When do I get to see you again? |
| 1:39.0 | Oh, it was really rough guys, really, and think the good lord that I did not give |
| 1:47.3 | this guy my number we only communicated through the app typically I always exchanged numbers |
| 1:52.0 | but thank God this guy does not have my |
| 1:55.9 | number. Hallelujah. And then last week I had another date. The guy was definitely |
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