We have to change the conversations around addiction and being a COA. I won’t stop trying.
We have to change the conversations around addiction and being a COA. I won’t stop trying.
From the outside I was seen to be a lucky, privileged child with no right to complain
From the outside I was seen to be a lucky, privileged child with no right to complain
I love my dad dearly but can’t help but feel a sense of betrayal from him .
I love my dad dearly but can’t help but feel a sense of betrayal from him .
I think my mum is a truly beautiful person.
I think my mum is a truly beautiful person.
‘And that’s why I love the work that Nacoa does.’
‘And that’s why I love the work that Nacoa does.’
Last Christmas was my first without my Dad.
Last Christmas was my first without my Dad.
You should always remember it is just as physically and emotionally draining for the carer as it is for the addicted.
You should always remember it is just as physically and emotionally draining for the carer as it is for the addicted.
Please stop now, as you’ve had plenty.
Please stop now, as you’ve had plenty.
I felt like I couldn’t speak to anybody because I was ‘just an emotional child’.
I felt like I couldn’t speak to anybody because I was ‘just an emotional child’.
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘