I felt abandoned. I felt invisible. I felt like I didn’t matter.
I felt abandoned. I felt invisible. I felt like I didn’t matter.
We had little chance of developing as healthy children.
We had little chance of developing as healthy children.
The first memory I have of my mum drinking and it being a problem, I was around 7 or 8.
The first memory I have of my mum drinking and it being a problem, I was around 7 or 8.
From around the age of nine, I began to understand that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
From around the age of nine, I began to understand that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
She was an alcoholic and struggled with life, but she was a human with a personality.
She was an alcoholic and struggled with life, but she was a human with a personality.
From the outside the house looked like any other, but inside was a different matter.
From the outside the house looked like any other, but inside was a different matter.
My Dad’s drinking was the backdrop of my childhood, always dictating the atmosphere in our home.
My Dad’s drinking was the backdrop of my childhood, always dictating the atmosphere in our home.
He was a totally different person. Sam is determined to end this generational trauma.
He was a totally different person. Sam is determined to end this generational trauma.
As a child, I thought my dad drank like any normal person.
As a child, I thought my dad drank like any normal person.
Sarah explores how she was impacted by her mother’s drinking and depression.
Sarah explores how she was impacted by her mother’s drinking and depression.