Caterpillars and Butterflies
The stigma, the family I no longer speak to—what will the backlash be?
The stigma, the family I no longer speak to—what will the backlash be?
Mental health problems
This one’s for you Mum
Thank you for the lessons that your life taught me
Thank you for the lessons that your life taught me
I didn’t have a choice as a child, but I do as an adult
Everyone commented on how lovely she was but behind closed doors she was anything but.
Everyone commented on how lovely she was but behind closed doors she was anything but.
It wasn’t your fault
Please know that you are not the reason for your father’s rage.
Please know that you are not the reason for your father’s rage.
I thought of her as selfish, but now I understand
My mum Cheryl passed away suddenly in March at just 58.
My mum Cheryl passed away suddenly in March at just 58.
COAs are Superheroes
Film about a young man navigating life as an ACOA (adult child of an alcoholic).
Film about a young man navigating life as an ACOA (adult child of an alcoholic).
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.
Not today
I drowned my pain, and it buried me
I became the dad I couldn’t save
I drowned my pain, and it buried me
I became the dad I couldn’t save
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
People ask me why I don’t drink – Harriet Strange
There’s freedom in speaking up and working through this.
There’s freedom in speaking up and working through this.
