They didn’t choose to be alcoholics
No one does. It was when he retired that things really began to go downhill.
No one does. It was when he retired that things really began to go downhill.
Young People
No One Wants To Talk About ‘The Thing’
Why does no one say anything? Because no one wants to talk about the thing.
Why does no one say anything? Because no one wants to talk about the thing.
Breaking the silence from childhood into adulthood
From moments of silence born out of fear and shame to breaking that silence with a phone call at ten, advocating for safety.
From moments of silence born out of fear and shame to breaking that silence with a phone call at ten, advocating for safety.
Shedding the cloak of shame of addiction
I was a bystander in the wreckage of her choices
I was a bystander in the wreckage of her choices
Alcohol robs
Always one step forward and three steps back
Always one step forward and three steps back
You still have half of me
Time goes on like nothing happened. Everyone goes about their lives like nothing happened.
Time goes on like nothing happened. Everyone goes about their lives like nothing happened.
Me and my dad
I feel the confidence now to be able to share my experience of being a child of an alcoholic
I feel the confidence now to be able to share my experience of being a child of an alcoholic
My mum’s battle with alcoholism
Mum, your battle with alcoholism was a storm that tested me each day.
Mum, your battle with alcoholism was a storm that tested me each day.
Living with an alcoholic father
Like many families with addiction, there was constant covering up to make things look ‘respectable’ and keep the secret.
Like many families with addiction, there was constant covering up to make things look ‘respectable’ and keep the secret.
I was her parent, not the other way around – ACOA
I am the adult child of an alcoholic who I lost to her addiction in 2006.
I am the adult child of an alcoholic who I lost to her addiction in 2006.
