E 389: E 389: When Trauma Makes You Stop Trusting Yourself: Reclaiming Your Intuition with Mindy Jackson

Adult Child of Dysfunction · Oct 25, 2026 · 38m · transcript

What happens when you've spent so many years being told not to trust yourself that you stop listening to your own inner knowing?

For many adult children of dysfunctional families, this can become one of the lasting effects of growing up in an unpredictable environment.

You learn to watch.

You notice the tone of someone's voice. Their facial expression. The way they walk into the house. The tiniest shift in the energy of the room.

Sometimes you become incredibly good at reading other people—but somewhere along the way, you may stop trusting yourself.

In this episode of the Adult Child of…