The thing that matters
The thing that matters, now and forever is that you remember this: Your only job in life is to take good care of you. Remembering…
Addiction just took another person in my life and it sucks
In summer 2005, I was a few months into my post-college full-time account coordinator role at a PR firm. I was charged with leading our…
I hate surprises! Here’s evidence of my ACoA Trauma Syndrome
Give me predictability. Stability. A beautiful, detailed plan. And I’ll be a content (adult child of an alcoholic) woman. Yesterday, I spent the day with…
How I became my mother’s mother
My relationship with my alcoholic mother You know those moving, mom-related Hallmark commercials that tug at the heart strings? There’s always a mature mother with…
Four truth bombs that changed my life as an adult child of an alcoholic
The four statements that inspired the next steps in my adult child of an alcoholic healing journey to create an awesome grownup life: When I…
So, you’re an adult child of an alcoholic. Now what?
So, you’re an adult child of an alcoholic. Now what? Here are the 5 things I did to kickstart my ACOA healing journey If you’re…