When You’re the Only One Who Changed

About this episode

This episode discusses the emotional challenges faced by adult children of emotionally immature parents during the holidays.

This video explores why being around family feels so exhausting during the holidays, especially for adult children of emotionally immature parents. We talk about holiday family stress, emotional exhaustion, and healing. If your stomach tightens when the group text comes through… If you feel drained before you even arrive… If you’re not mad, just done… This episode is for you. 💛 For those raised in emotional immaturity, chaos, or addiction, the holidays don’t just bring memories — they bring...

People in this episode

Host: Shannon

Topics covered

• family dynamics
• emotional immaturity
• holiday stress
• emotional exhaustion
• healing

Keywords

• holiday family stress
• emotional exhaustion
• adult children
• emotional immaturity
• healing

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