Sandy Rivers, MA, CASAC-M, RCP, shares how SUD in the home can force children into adult roles, chronic stress, hypervigilance, health problems, and isolation. Her granddaughter’s story shows why children need practical, relationship-based support long before adulthood.

Andrea Beck, Author and Emotional Recovery Coach, offers readers a compassionate way to understand Adult Child Syndrome without reducing it to a diagnosis or a defect. Drawing on her own experience growing up in an emotionally unpredictable environment, she describes the body-level patterns that can persist into adulthood. These patterns were learned for survival, and once you see them, you can begin to respond differently.

Vital Voyage Blog Author of the Month Michael Cline delves into the profound impact of childhood environments and generational norms, particularly those of Generation X, on shaping adult mental health.