My alcoholic mom’s reaction to my book about addiction
When I wrote a book about addiction, I was terrified that my mother would be so furious or hurt that I shared our secret of…
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I don’t like cooking because I am an adult child of an alcoholic
I realized that I don’t like cooking because I am an adult child of an alcoholic. About 20 years ago, people began talking about their…
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5 ways Brooke Shields’ memoir perfectly told the adult child of an alcoholic life story
Actress and model Brooke Shields wrote a book about my mother and me, with added glamour, stardom and paparazzi. Well, at least that’s what it…
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My relationship with my mother today
The most common question people ask me after they learn about my experience growing up with a mom who has a substance use disorder is,…
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Are you actually healing?
Are you healing from healing being an adult child of an alcoholic? How do you know if you are making progress in healing from the…
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Letting go of the need to control
I want to control the world. My whole world. Everything in it. But the reality there is very little I can control. I can’t control…
