Podcast: The Trauma of Living with Addicted Parents

 

When future NFL player Erik Coleman was eleven years old, he discovered that both of his parents were addicts (one to alcohol, one to harder drugs). This was a traumatic discovery, but made worse when, one day, he returned home from school to find his father had moved out. Erik shares this and more with us, including how this affected him as a child and as an adult, even through his years playing in the NFL. He shares his thoughts on what is most important for children of addicts to know, and of what happened to his parents later in life.

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Show Highlights:

“I know that I wasn’t addicted to drugs, but I certainly felt the effects of it. And I had to live my life with those feelings and it would have been great to have some counseling, something, so I could understand what my parents were going through.” ~ Erik Coleman

• How Erik discovered his parents’ addictions at age 11
• How this experience affected him, even through his years in the NFL
• The most important thing for kids in this situation to know
• Removing the stigma of addiction

About Our Guest

Erik Coleman is a former NFL standout, active philanthropist and sought-after sports analyst who uses his on-field experience, extensive knowledge of sports and robust personality to bring new and exciting insight to fans young and old.  Since his retirement in 2013, Coleman has become a TV analyst for SNY’s “Jets Post Game Live!,” “Jets Extra Point,” “Jets Nation,” and SNY’s Jets Draft show. He also frequently appears as a sports commentator on numerous sports shows and network programs such as Hannity on Fox, Closing Bell with Liz Claman on Fox Business, ABC, PIX 11, CBS, ESPN Radio and WFAN, to name a few. In addition to his on-camera career, Coleman hit the airwaves as an analyst for the Stony Brook University football radio broadcast team in 2015.

About The Psych Central Show Podcast Hosts

Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar and anxiety disorders. He is also one of the co-hosts of the popular show, A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. As a speaker, he travels nationally and is available to make your event stand out. To work with Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com.

 

 

Vincent M. Wales is a former suicide prevention counselor who lives with persistent depressive disorder. He is also the author of several award-winning novels and creator of the costumed hero, Dynamistress. Visit his websites at www.vincentmwales.com and www.dynamistress.com.

 

 

from World of Psychology https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-the-trauma-of-living-with-addicted-parents/