The stigma continues, even after they’ve gone
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.
Addiction taking priority
Early childhood – Alcohol seeps into our lives
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
The idea of a calm life was not even a possibility for my family
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 .
There is nothing functional about functional alcoholism
I think my mum is a truly beautiful person.
I think my mum is a truly beautiful person.
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.’
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”‘
