Breaking Generational Trauma: How to Stop Repeating Your Family's Addiction Patterns (with Kate Nichols)

What if the version of you that kept your family functioning — the fixer, the peacemaker, the one who never asked for anything — isn't the version you want to be anymore?Psychotherapist Kate Nichols joins Dominique to unpack what it really means to be a cycle breaker when you grew up in a family shaped by addiction. They dig into the guilt that comes with changing, the grief of leaving old roles behind, and the specific challenges siblings face when they decide to stop absorbing everyone else's pain.If you've ever felt responsible for your family's peace — this episode is for you.Topics: breaking generational trauma, cycle breaker, family addiction patterns, people pleasing and addiction, setting boundaries with family, healing from a dysfunctional family.🎯 This episode will help you:Identify the role you played in your family—and how it’s still shaping youDetermine whether you’re ready to get comfortable with making uncomfortable changes Practical ways to start tuning into what you want and need (instead of what others expect)Discover what free or low-cost mental health tools are available to you📘 Download our FREE, sibling e-book: 6 actions to help navigate a sibling’s substance use journey🤝 Join our FREE and PRIVATE sibling-focused community: Siblings For Love of Recovery📲 Connect with FLOR: Instagram and TikTok🎙 Guest speaker: Kate Nichols, LCSWRelated content:“Beyond Blame: Family dynamics 101”“The parentified child: Why they’re often the eldest daughter”Find affordable therapy through OpenPath CollectiveHow to identify if you’re a cyclebreaker