How Intergenerational Trauma Shapes Love And Recovery with Andre Zitcer

Send us Fan MailPain does not only come from what happened to us. Sometimes it arrives already packed in the family story, sitting in the nervous system like an inheritance we never asked for. We talk with Andre Zitcer about intergenerational trauma in the most human way possible: a Jewish father who survives the Holocaust and cannot speak about what he lost, and a mother whose childhood is shaped by displacement, abuse, and the lifelong hunger to be held. From there, we follow the thread into adulthood, where unmet needs can turn into compulsions. Andre speaks candidly about promiscuity, sex and love addiction, codependency, and what it takes to build real boundaries when you were never taught any. He shares how recovery communities help him “keep his side of the street clean”, and how presence becomes a practice in relationship, including learning to listen, remember, and slow down. We also explore trauma-informed healing through somatic experiencing, acupuncture, and nervous system regulation, plus why family systems matter when one person gets labelled “the problem”. The conversation lands on the core dragon Andre has had to face: self-acceptance, the felt sense that who he is, right now, is enough. If you care about healing trauma, addiction recovery, grief, or building healthy relationships after a hard start, this one goes deep. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review. What pattern are you ready to stop carrying alone?This Podcast is sponsored by Onlinevents