“You’re All I Have” — When Kids Carry Adult Emotional Burdens
Have you ever felt responsible for everyone else’s emotions? Like you had to grow up too fast, keep the peace, stay strong, or emotionally take care of the adults around you?
In this episode, we’re talking about the emotional weight many children silently carry and how being forced into adult roles can impact relationships, boundaries, anxiety, self-worth, and identity later in life. We dive into emotional parentification, childhood trauma, family dynamics, healing, and the pressure children feel when they become the emotional support system in their home.
This conversation is for the adults…
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