How to stop feeling trapped in your life
The more time I spend with grownups, the more I realize how common it is to feel trapped in current life circumstances. People feel trapped…
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3 ways life changes after you admit having an alcoholic parent deeply affected you
After you admit that someone else’s substance use disorder negatively affected you, good things happen, my friend. At 26 years old, I had spent my…
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Being OK with being different and why I’m single
I spend my time differently. I’m not into the same kind of things that most are, it seems. For most of my life, that made…
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The terrible times that led to good times
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn. And in my life, that’s been true. When things got bad, I was forced to take action…
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I turned 35 and bought a house
Hello, 2018. Last month, I turned 35. I don’t like celebrating or acknowledging my birthday – mostly because of unpleasant birthday memories (i.e. Mom’s drunkenness…
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Here come the holidays and I’m not even stressed
Hello, holiday season! Once upon a time, this was a terrible time for me as a child (and then adult) child of an alcoholic. See…
