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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: When Mom (Donna Adelson) Lives in Your Head: Enmeshmentâs Toll on Adult Life
Description: The impact of enmeshed families doesnât end in childhoodâit follows people into every adult relationship. In this segment, Tony Brueski, Stacy, Todd, and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explore how toxic loyalty and control spill into marriages, friendships, and self-identity.
From mandatory Sunday dinners to overbearing in-laws, the conversation highlights how enmeshed families suffocate independenceâeven decades later. Stacy shares her own jaw-dropping story about an ex-mother-in-law who tried to control everything, from prom night to medical crises, underscoring how deeply this pattern runs.
Shavaun explains how parents like Donna Adelson can live âinsideâ a childâs head, infl...