Grief
I just wish that we could have come before your addiction.
I just wish that we could have come before your addiction.
Adults
Tess West (aka Yoga Tess) #LunchtimeLives with Josh Connolly
Dad came drunk to parents evening and argued with the mums’
Dad came drunk to parents evening and argued with the mums’
Alcohol Stole the Beauty (‘Paper Therapy’)
Piece by piece your world became so small, The road to recovery was a mountain too tall.
Piece by piece your world became so small, The road to recovery was a mountain too tall.
I had to deal with the alcoholic parent scenario all over again.
In hindsight I think she always had an issue
In hindsight I think she always had an issue
Sobriety
In time we lose the shame we felt about our previous ways
In time we lose the shame we felt about our previous ways
The fact is, she was ill
It doesn’t excuse some of what she did but it does go some way to explaining it.
It doesn’t excuse some of what she did but it does go some way to explaining it.
Camilla Tominey – #LunchtimeLives
‘You feel like you are doing your parent a disservice if you are only talking about the drunk parent.’
‘You feel like you are doing your parent a disservice if you are only talking about the drunk parent.’
My Journey to Sobriety
You would think after seeing someone you love turn into someone else that I wouldn’t do the same!
You would think after seeing someone you love turn into someone else that I wouldn’t do the same!
I feel I am on this path now, I have no idea where it’s going but I’m staying on it
As anyone who has an alcoholic in their immediate family will know – it’s meant to be kept secret
As anyone who has an alcoholic in their immediate family will know – it’s meant to be kept secret
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present
Above all else I learnt that from darkness there is always light. To ensure that every battle we face is a lesson and we proceed to learn and teach others of this.
Above all else I learnt that from darkness there is always light. To ensure that every battle we face is a lesson and we proceed to learn and teach others of this.
