Sophie K | Healing as an ACOA with PTSD
‘And that’s why I love the work that Nacoa does.’
‘And that’s why I love the work that Nacoa does.’
Addiction taking priority
Why I don’t miss my Dad at Christmas
Last Christmas was my first without my Dad.
Last Christmas was my first without my Dad.
I am the daughter of an alcoholic
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.
Pour
Please stop now, as you’ve had plenty.
Please stop now, as you’ve had plenty.
Bottling everything up and unable to speak to anybody
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 letter from mum
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
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.’
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.
Bottles, secrets and me
‘I dial the helpline, how will the words come out. There’s a washing machine in my stomach.’
‘I dial the helpline, how will the words come out. There’s a washing machine in my stomach.’
Arabella Byrne | The family cycle of addiction #LunchtimeLives
‘We can get better.’
‘We can get better.’
