Ep. 26: Meeting Your Maladaptive Adult

This week, we’re continuing our series on the parts of self and talking about a part that most of you probably are familiar with but have never necessarily named it: your maladaptive adult. Your maladaptive adult is the part of you that has logic. Your brain has developed and it can often see and even label the problem, but it doesn't have the resources or the coping skills of a healthy, conscious adult. Instead, it's still pulling from the child and the teenager's toolbox, and this creates inner conflict. Logically, you know better. Emotionally, you feel flooded. Behaviorally, you fall into old coping strategies. And that misalignment between thinking, feeling, and doing can feel like you're powerless against your own choices, behavior, and actions. The maladaptive adult isn't an aligned part of you, not because it doesn't care, but because it's under-resourced. Yes, it’s frustrating to know better and still fall into the same old coping behaviors, but once you can see the pattern for what it is, you’ve already taken a step toward shifting it. Resources Website: robinbreckenridge.comInstagram: @coachwithrobinTikTok: @robinbreckenridgeYouTube: @growwithrobinbreckenridge