Archive - Adult Child - Shitshow Nation

June 2025

The Real Cost of Forgiving Too Soon

What no one tells you about being “the bigger person.”

Jun 24 •

The #1 Reason You Don’t Realize You Have Trauma

How your adult brain rewrites what your inner child never forgot

Jun 16 •

Am I Fawning or People-Pleasing?

Understanding the difference could change how you heal.

Jun 9 •

When Your Inner Critic Doesn’t Speak—It Just Feels Like Shame

Not everyone has an inner critic that talks.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Transference: When Your Trauma Casts Your Partner in a Role They Didn’t Audition For

When your nervous system confuses your partner for your parent.

May 21 •

The emotional gaslighting of parental indifference

When silence becomes the wound

May 14 •

April 2025

Feeling Disconnected from Life? This Might Be Why.

You’re not lazy, broken, or unmotivated — you’re frozen. Here’s how to start thawing.

Apr 29 •

The Most Overlooked Form of Functional Freeze... The Over-Functioning Fixer

Because sometimes trauma looks like a to-do list.

Apr 22 •

⚠️The Many Faces of Functional Freeze – Part 1 Is Here!

If you’re stuck in shame, freeze, or procrastination—this is for you.

Apr 15 •

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