Where adult children of alcoholics can find all the answers
When you’re caught in the hell of living with someone with addiction/a substance-abuse disorder or you’re trying to recover from childhood trauma, you really just…
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Best children’s books about addiction
Note: There is an updated version of this list. Please visit this page. Best books for children about alcoholism Understanding addiction is extremely important for…
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What “Adult Child of an Alcoholic” means to me
“Adult child of an alcoholic,” also known as ACOA, ACA, COA, is in my social media bios because 1) being the kid of an alcoholic…
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Sharing Mom
Last night, I sat beside Mom at my cousin’s wedding reception. We talked like a healthy mom and grownup daughter do. How’s work? How’s So-and-So?…
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ACoA journey breakthrough: I’m SO done feeling guilty about how I spend my time
Growing up with an alcoholic mother, we had an isolated life. Mom made it that way to accommodate her drinking. I spent a lot of…
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The simple question to guide smarter decision making
Like many adult children of alcoholics and other people who’ve grown up in chaotic, dysfunctional environments, I’ve landed in grownup land in a helper role….
