An Open Community Gathering

The Hardest Repair:
Family Relationships in Recovery

An honest conversation on trauma, addiction, and the long work of family repair

With Samantha Duggan, PhD & Tian Dayton, PhD

About the session

When you grew up in a family shaped by trauma and addiction, and you're in recovery navigating the relationships that were hurt along the way, the question of repair is often the hardest one to sit with.

Samantha Duggan works in the territory of parent-child repair. What healing actually requires, why well-intentioned efforts can sometimes make things worse, and what it means to take responsibility without being consumed by shame.

Joining her in conversation is Tian Dayton, PhD, who has spent decades exploring what trauma and addiction do to families across generations. How growing up in that environment shapes the way we see ourselves, the way we show up in relationships, and the way we imagine the future.

Format: a 90-minute honest conversation, not a presentation. Questions from participants welcome.

Times by region

This gathering is at 7:30 p.m. Berlin time (CEST), that's:

About Samantha and Tian

Our workshops and community gatherings are educational and recovery-supportive. They complement, rather than replace, professional mental health care or your existing recovery program. Guest presenters contribute as independent experts and their participation does not constitute a therapeutic relationship.