Addiction: The elephant in the room
‘It’s more than shame – it’s a secret shame.’
‘It’s more than shame – it’s a secret shame.’
Adults
Denial
All I want is my mother but I lost my mother to her addiction 25 years ago.
All I want is my mother but I lost my mother to her addiction 25 years ago.
A daughter’s story
‘I walked on egg shells during my late teenage years. Mum never admitted it.’
‘I walked on egg shells during my late teenage years. Mum never admitted it.’
You’re so lucky
‘I would wish that just one person could have seen behind closed doors.’
‘I would wish that just one person could have seen behind closed doors.’
It can happen to anyone
‘Having an addicted parent is something that can happen to anyone. It happened to me.’
‘Having an addicted parent is something that can happen to anyone. It happened to me.’
Arabella Byrne | The family cycle of addiction #LunchtimeLives
‘We can get better.’
‘We can get better.’
Isolated and alone but with a motivation to thrive in life
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
Jen Payne | Holding on to the good days #LunchtimeLives
Holding on to the good days when your parent drinks too much
Holding on to the good days when your parent drinks too much
David Coldwell | #LunchtimeLives
Taking control of your life as an adult child of an alcoholic
Taking control of your life as an adult child of an alcoholic
My mother was unflinchingly strong and alive
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
