Celebrating the second edition of Easter Ann Peters’ Operation Cool
In 2009, I needed an escape from my out-of-control life. I didn’t see a way out of the gripping sense of responsibility over my alcoholic…
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For the little kid on my refrigerator
Three years ago, I’d relapsed in my ACoA recovery, triggered by my father’s sudden death. Years of study and learning erased from my mind in…
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Improving my ACOA relationship with sleep
Sleep. Everyone’s talking about it. There are new apps, books and blogs on this topic popping up every week. Some people say they don’t need…
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My new favorite self-care activity
Last December, I wrote this on Facebook. “Five years or so ago, I saw this bike for sale: I’ve never been particularly interested in biking…
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The milestones are complicated on the ACOA journey
This journey of creating a better grownup life is hard. Someone recently asked me why I share the details of my journey with the public….
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Forgiving my alcoholic mother and my co-dependent father
33 minutes late. Last Friday, it was 33 minutes after when I normally start the commute to the office. It needs to be Saturday. I…
