Attachment Wounds: How Childhood Trauma Fuels Addiction and Relationship Patterns with Shanenn Bryant - Episode 90Attachment Wounds: How Childhood Trauma Fuels Addiction and Relationship Patterns with Shanenn Bryant - Episode 90
Why Intervention Podcast
In this eye-opening episode of the Why Intervention Podcast, host Christopher Doyle interviews Shanenn Bryant, pattern transformation expert and founder of Top Self, who reveals the hidden connections between childhood experiences and adult...
1:03:12•21 Mar 2025
How Childhood Trauma Shapes Addiction and Relationships
Episode Overview
- Childhood trauma significantly influences adult relationships and addiction.
- Understanding attachment styles can help identify and change limiting behaviours.
- Self-awareness is key to healing and creating healthier relationships.
- Breaking free from past patterns requires recognising their impact on current behaviour.
- Healing from trauma involves both personal growth and professional guidance.
“Sometimes love feels really good and sometimes love is really scary. And I cannot trust one way or the other.”
In this episode of the Why Intervention Podcast, host Christopher Doyle sits down with Shanenn Bryant, a pattern transformation expert and founder of Top Self. Shanenn shares her journey of overcoming childhood trauma and its impact on adult relationships and addiction. Drawing from her own experiences with an alcoholic father, she explains how early attachment wounds shape our behaviours and relationship patterns later in life.
With a mix of personal anecdotes and professional insights, Shanenn sheds light on different attachment styles - secure, anxious, dismissive avoidant, and fearful avoidant - and how they influence our interactions with others. She emphasises the importance of recognising these patterns to break free from limiting behaviours and create healthier relationships. Shanenn also discusses the role of self-awareness in healing and transforming one's life.
If you're looking to understand the deep-rooted causes of addiction and relationship struggles, this episode is a must-listen.
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