17 - Love or Trauma Bond w/ Alan Kaufman

In today's episode, we're diving deep into trauma bonding - what it is, what it looks like, and why growing up in a dysfunctional family puts you at greater risk for trauma bonded relationship in adulthood. Then Andrea is joined by acclaimed writer Alan Kaufman, who shares about his experienced of being raised by a mother who was a Holocaust survive and their trauma bonded relationship.Alan Kaufman's BooksAlan's Mother's Letters Follow Andrea on social -www.instagram.com/adultchildpodwww.tiktok.com/@adultchildpodQuestion & Comments - Hit a Girl UpEmail  me @ [email protected] leave a voicemail @ 415-562-8050Resources -The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes PhD Trauma Bonding: Understanding and Overcoming the Trauma Bond in a Narcissistic Relationship: Narcissistic Relationship Recovery by Lauren KozlowskiSupport the show Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy