EP 218: Healing, Acceptance, and Dating after Childhood Trauma with special Guest Andrea Ashley
Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice
Dr. Morgan Anderson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
She is vulnerable, real, and very entertaining.
Our conversation is unfiltered and I know you will find it extremely beneficial.
Inside of this episode:
-Andrea opens about her recovery from alcoholism and growing up in a dysfunctional home
-She tells us the story of reaching her rock bottom as an adult; it’s called “The Tale of Two Bryans” and you don’t want to miss it.
-She gives us the inside scoop on a recent date she went on, and her current dating struggles
-We discuss barriers to receiving mental health services
Want to know more about Andrea? You’re in luck:
Andrea Ashley, former CPA turned podcast host & producer. She grew up outside of Philadelphia in an alcoholic household. Andrea turned to drugs and alcohol herself at the age of 12. After years in and out rehabs and boarding schools, she was granted the gift of sobriety at the age of 19 and celebrated 13 years of continuous sobriety this past September.
In 2018 and 9 years of sobriety, Andrea had her “second great surrender” and came to terms with the true impact her dysfunctional upbringing had on her. This bottom and the subsequent healing work led her to launch Adult Child in March of 2021. The podcast is a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family – with topics including complex trauma, addiction, & codependency. Andrea describes the podcast as “vulnerable and filterless conversations of depth and meaning, with a healthy dose of humor and self-mockery.”
https://tiktok.com/@adultchildpod
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Inspired by Andrea’s story to take the leap and start your healing journey today?
Go Apply to the E.S.L. Program today:
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable Podcast with me your host Dr. Morgan Anderson, clinical psychologist, relationship |
| 0:16.4 | coach, love expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, and athletic wear connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise |
| 0:27.3 | yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life. |
| 0:34.0 | Each week, two episodes will air, |
| 0:37.0 | featuring expert advice, live coaching, |
| 0:40.0 | and tips showing you exactly how to improve your life and attract great relationships. |
| 0:46.0 | You deserve to feel empowered, secure, and loved. |
| 0:51.0 | So buckle up and let's get vulnerable. Are you tired of investing your time and your energy |
| 0:59.2 | into relationships that go nowhere and you know deep down the common denominator is you. You have |
| 1:08.6 | awareness that whatever you're doing right now in relationships is not working it's not serving you and |
| 1:14.4 | you are ready to take ownership of this area of your life and finally learn |
| 1:20.4 | how to embody a securely attached confident woman who can attract a great |
| 1:27.5 | relationship. If that's you I have a very special invitation. I want to invite you to apply to the |
| 1:36.7 | empowered secure and loved program. This is a program designed to help you no matter your attachment style, no matter your relationship |
| 1:46.8 | past, it will help you move to secure attachment so that you can show up confident, you can communicate well, you can |
| 1:58.2 | navigate any kind of conflict, and you can create that relationship that you've always wanted will |
| 2:05.4 | simultaneously having high self-worth and high levels of self-love. If that's you and you know that in 2022 you are ready for a great |
| 2:18.8 | relationship and you're committed to getting there. I want to personally invite you to apply to the ESL program. |
| 2:26.8 | Use the link in my Instagram bio. On Instagram it's at Dr. D.R. Morgan coaching, |
| 2:34.0 | and the link is also in the show notes. |
| 2:36.0 | Spots are extremely limited, |
| 2:38.0 | so go apply now to reserve your spot |
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