Healing the Shame Behind Addiction - 17th January

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+00:00

Violet Hill Studios | London

Zita Tulyahikayo
Publisher/HostZita Tulyahikayo
Healing the Shame Behind Addiction - 17th  January A powerful one day workshop exploring the hidden roots of addiction and shame through Systemic Constellations, with Zita Tulyahikayo.
About this Event

Addiction is not the problem, shame is.


Addiction wears many masks. For some, it looks like alcohol, smoking, drugs, or gambling. For others, it hides in workaholism, perfectionism, shopping, emotional caretaking, or the endless scroll of the phone.

Most of us are addicted to something.
What unites all addiction is the longing beneath it:
A longing to belong.
A longing to feel enough.
A longing to escape the shame that whispers, “You are not enough"

This one-day workshop will explore the systemic roots of addiction — not as pathology, but as a loyal, unconscious response to pain, exclusion, and interrupted relationships across generations.

Through the lens of Systemic Constellations, we will gently look at:

  • The hidden loyalties that bind us through addiction
  • The role of shame in shaping our sense of self-worth
  • The family dynamics that perpetuate cycles of suffering
  • The disconnection from the father and how it shows up in adult behaviour
  • How addiction can be a way of unconsciously honouring someone who was excluded, rejected or forgotten

This workshop is not about blame or diagnosis.
It is a space of looking, honouring — and deeper compassion.

You will be supported to:

  • See and release inherited patterns of shame and addiction
  • Restore dignity, connection, and choice
  • Reclaim your place in the family and the world
  • Begin again, from a place of strength and belonging

Facilitated by Zita Tulyahikayo,
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Systemic Constellations Facilitator, Trauma Therapist, NLP practitioner, Systemic Coach and founder of Life Therapy with Zita.

Zita brings warmth, depth, and cultural insight to this healing work, drawing on a lifetime of experience supporting clients across the world to release transgenerational patterns and come into greater harmony and peace with themselves and their families.



Event Venue

Violet Hill Studios, 6 Violet Hill, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 99.99

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