In this deeply personal episode of The Bare Collective, Larissa and Jasy open up about their experiences growing up with alcoholic parents and how those experiences shaped their understanding of addiction, boundaries, and emotional resilience.

This isn’t just a conversation about alcohol... it’s about the ripple effects of addiction through generations. It’s about the invisible emotional labour children of addicts often carry. And it’s about the courage it takes to choose a different path.

Together, the hosts explore how cultural norms can mask addictive behaviour, why boundaries are essential (even when it’s hard) and what it means to become a cycle breaker for the next generation.

Whether you’ve struggled with addiction yourself or been impacted by someone else’s, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and hope.

This is an invitation to reclaim your voice, your values, and your emotional safety.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Addiction impacts far more people than we talk about

• Alcohol culture can normalize dysfunctional patterns

• Children of addicts often grow up with blurred emotional boundaries

• Boundaries are not cruelty—they’re protection

• Self-advocacy is necessary in healing generational trauma

• You are allowed to walk away from relationships that harm you

• Recovery is possible—and so is breaking the cycle

• Healing starts with awareness, compassion, and support

You don’t have to repeat the patterns you were raised in. You get to choose differently.