Reparenting the child within you while also parenting the child in front of you is one of the most challenging and least acknowledged parts of parenthood.

My name is Andrea and this is an old child. Welcome back to Let's just let it all go

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Let it all go

Welcome back to adult child

Where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up

In a dysfunctional family

Ahoy, my dear shit shows

For any new listeners, my name is Andrea. I am a total

incomplete shit show. I'm a recovering alcoholic. I'm an adult child. I realize this at nine

years sober after dating two alcoholics named Brian back to back, fun times. If you want to hear that story, go check out

my very first episode. Those with a less than ideal dating history will feel oh so seeing.

And if you are looking for a podcast on complex drama and dysfunctional upbringings that delivers

it raw, unfiltered, unapologetically authentic,

with a sprinkle of humor to help that shit go down and the occasional F-bomb dropped along the

way. Well, you are in the right place. Welcome aboard this hot mess of a ship. So today, folks, we are revisiting an

episode with fellow podcaster, fellow adult child, Aaron Martin, and I'm honestly surprised

that it's taken me so long to replay this episode because it really touches upon something that is so

damn important, something that many of us have experienced or may experience someday. And that is

when the trauma we thought we'd already healed or the stuff that we didn't even realize was buried in there,

suddenly resurfaces.

And boy, it does not knock politely.

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