Adult Child of Dysfunction

About Adult Child of Dysfunction

“Child of Dysfunction” is your guide into the world of resilience and healing. Hosted by Tammy Vincent, the adult child of two alcoholic parents, this podcast delves deep into the experiences of growing up in a chaotic and dysfunctional environment, facing childhood neglect, abuse, and trauma while overcoming adversity. With personal insights and expert interviews, we explore the challenges and triumphs of adults who grew up in these toxic environments, and healed. We Learn how to navigate these profound inner wounds though a variety of modalities including, but not limited to mindfulness, NLP practices, transformational coaching. We will help people uncover the darkness and emerge into the light as confident, thriving, empowered adults. This podcast is literally for anybody that has been subject to the complexities and cruelties that life can send our way. It is for people at any stage of their healing journey, or even those that want to help a loved one navigate their pain. Tammy Vincent, a survivor and thriver, has transformed her life from the challenges of being an adult child of two alcoholic parents. With a Masters in Education and addiction and recovery certifications, shes a beacon of hope for others on their paths to transformation. You can reach Tammy at any time at www.tammyvincent.com

Publisher

Tammy Vincent

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Sept 2023

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

127 of 383 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   E 382: Tammys Takes #51 Is This Really Me—or Who I Learned to Be?

   Host Tammy Vincent, an Adult Child of Dysfunction expert, interviews Margaret Eastman Smith about separating learned behaviors from authentic identity to foster self-trust.

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   10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   E 381: The Past Is Still Present: Generational Trauma, Identity & Finding Yourself with Margaret Eastman Smith

   Host Tammy Vincent interviews author Margaret Eastman Smith about generational trauma and discovering one's true identity beyond inherited expectations.

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   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   E 380 : Tammys Takes #50 Why Your Emotional Triggers Feel So Intense _ Childhood Trauma & the Nervous System

   Host Tammy Vincent explores how childhood trauma intensifies emotional triggers and teaches listeners to separate triggers, feelings, and stories for greater choice in reactions.

Inside a recent episode

E 382: Tammys Takes #51 Is This Really Me—or Who I Learned to Be?

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is one of the things I want people to understand about childhood patterns. Children are incredibly adaptive. If you're growing up in an environment where you have to pay attention to everybody else's needs, you get really good at doing that. If you need to stay quiet to keep yourself out of trouble, you learn to stay quiet. If being successful gets you approval, you may learn to overperform and you may do that your entire life until you realize it's a pattern. Those patterns weren't stupid, though. I want you to know that they made sense in the environment where they develop. The problem comes when we're 30, 40, 50, 60, sometimes even 70 years old and we're still following rules we never consciously chose. […]

Who has been a guest on Adult Child of Dysfunction

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Margaret Eastman Smith
• Meagan DeMatteo
• Rich Dunning
• Chris Wasko
• Colleen Clifford

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

17,803

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

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