Ep. 11 | Cycles of Violence: Learning to Love an Alcoholic Family Member, Managing Anxiety and Bulimia, and Unpacking Trauma with Claire Erickson

Claire Erickson (she/her) is a public health student at the University of North Dakota. For most of her life, Claire has had a strained relationship with her father, who she remembers drank excessively. Her unstable home life led to severe anxiety and an eating disorder known as bulimia. Over the course of many years and lots of therapy, Claire and her dad have started to unpack their own trauma and rebuild their relationship. Please note that at the time of this interview, Claire was a medical student at UND. She has since switched over to the public health program. We apologize for any confusion in the interview. Claire and I chose to not include her dad’s name or the agency he worked for in this episode in order to protect his identity, given the high-profile cases he was involved in. Bulimia:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bulimia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353615 Prevalence of binge drinking by state: https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/data-stats.htm Special thanks to Gabe Ford-Dunker for providing the music in today's episode.  Hawthorne Park on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IiwBKT2ERHIEgkodtJh2z Hawthorne Park on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hawthorne-park/1559186359