How High-Conflict Childhoods Shape Adult Children with Dr. Sharon Martin, DSW, LCSW
Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast
- Published
- August 25, 2026
- Duration
- 43:42
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses self improvement, society, culture.
Summary
High-conflict divorce doesn't end when the papers are signed. It lives on in the next generation, and often in the very patterns adults bring into their own marriages. In this episode, Karen McMahon sits down with Dr. Sharon Martin to unpack how growing up in a dysfunctional or high-conflict home quietly shapes the adults those children become, showing up…
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Show notes
High-conflict divorce doesn't end when the papers are signed. It lives on in the next generation, and often in the very patterns adults bring into their own marriages. In this episode, Karen McMahon sits down with Dr. Sharon Martin to unpack how growing up in a dysfunctional or high-conflict home quietly shapes the adults those children become, showing up years later as codependency, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and conflict avoidance. Karen and Dr. Martin trace how a child's instinct to stay
Themes
- self improvement
- society
- culture