Episode Description

Some things get passed down without anyone choosing them. Pain. Patterns. The way love

gets tangled up with chaos. And for a long time, you don't even realize you're carrying

something that was never yours to begin with.

In this episode, Tricia McKenna shares one of the most personal parts of her story — growing

up around and continuing to love people who struggle with substance abuse. The confusion it

created. The way it shaped her. And the moment in 2019 when she decided she was done

letting it define her. Not by walking away from the people she loved. But by finally getting help

for her part in it.

This episode is for you if you have ever looked at a pattern in your family and thought — this

stops with me. If you have ever loved someone whose choices hurt you and had no idea how

to protect yourself without losing them. If you have been carrying something heavy and quiet

for a very long time.

Tricia talks about codependency, people pleasing, setting limits with people you love, and

what it actually looks like to trust God with the things you cannot control. This is not a

judgment episode. It is a declaration. One woman deciding that the cycle ends here.

It started with Tricia. And it can start with you too.

Note: This episode covers sensitive material. Find a quiet space to listen!

Contact Tricia @tricia.sW [email protected] or Instagram ig@TriciaMcKennaOfficial