Restored: Helping Children of Divorce Money Stress in a Broken Family Forces You to Grow Up | Liz: #170
What if your anxiety about money didn’t start in adulthood, but in your dysfunctional family during childhood?
Growing up with financial instability doesn’t just affect your bank account. It can train your nervous system to live in survival mode — forcing you to grow up too fast and quietly shaping how you date, marry, and handle responsibility.
In this episode, pediatric cardiac ICU physician Liz shares her story of financial chaos, parentification, and how that hyper-responsibility followed her into adulthood and marriage.
We cover:
- How money stress creates “parentified” kids
- Why responsibility can feel like survival
- How financial trauma affects relationships
If you grew up worrying about money, feel responsible for everyone, or struggle to rest — this episode is for you.
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