In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, I sit down with Gina Birkemeier, LPC, author of Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Trauma and Dysfunction to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy.

We dive into how inherited family patterns, secrets, and shame drive both addiction and family dysfunction. Gina shares how families can recognize when they are operating out of trauma, how to move from rigid "hiding" to active "healing," and why family members must prioritize their own recovery journey, not just focus on their loved one in active addiction.

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Gina Birkemeier, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor, author, speaker, and founder of My Outloud Voice. With a dual background in theology and psychology, she teaches therapists and facilitates groups internationally, including in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Zimbabwe, on breaking generational patterns of trauma and shame.

Website: https://ginabirkemeier.com/

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Instagram: @myoutloudvoice

Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Trauma and Dysfunction to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy
By Gina Birkemeier, LPC

Generations Deep Workbook
Features the ETPQ, Expanded Trauma Perspective Questionnaire, developed with 60 trauma-informed therapists.

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Discussed in relation to finding meaning between stimulus and response.

Dr. Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain
Discussed as a way to understand the "flipped lid" and amygdala hijacking.

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