An Adult Child's Journey Through Trauma and Fellowship - Yona B - ACA Speaker

Yona B shares their journey as an adult child of alcoholic and dysfunctional parents, detailing the profound impact of their upbringing, including adoption trauma and abuse. They describe learning to cope with constant threats and the normalization of dysfunction, which led them to people-pleasing and a “good girl” persona to avoid conflict. Yona B emphasizes the power of fellowship, the twelve steps, and self-acceptance in moving beyond fear and shame to find freedom and connection, learning to process emotions and make choices not driven by past trauma.