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….
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…
How parental alcoholism stays under the radar
How bad can it really be? Just how many kids have alcoholic parents? Most people do not know how HUGELY COMMON it is for children…
Why the COAs topic is so powerfully inspiring
“That is so depressing,” a fellow adult child of an alcoholic replied. She’d just listened to my enthusiastic description of the amazing global Children of Alcoholics…
The ACOA pursuit of satisfaction
January. The get-my-sh%%-together, resolutions month. Last weekend, in a caffeine-fueled haze, I created a vision board on my bedroom door. I’d just completed another self-help,…
Coping with shame as an ACOA
The police officers were standing in the living room. They had pity on their faces – my worst nightmare. I wiped away tears as I…