Maybe this time
Marie’s tender poem reflects on loving someone through addiction.
Marie’s tender poem reflects on loving someone through addiction.
Mental health problems
Breaking away from feelings of the past
Hannah’s experiences have driven her to help others in similar situations.
Hannah’s experiences have driven her to help others in similar situations.
Alcohol robbed me of my beautiful mum
Siobhan often said she had two mums: a daytime mum and an evening mum.
Siobhan often said she had two mums: a daytime mum and an evening mum.
It was never mine to hold
Sally learned from an early age not to question and not to feel emotions.
Sally learned from an early age not to question and not to feel emotions.
I have a story
My children lost their dad to drink three years ago at the age of 52.
My children lost their dad to drink three years ago at the age of 52.
I was worried people might see me and my family as different
Which version of my Dad would I see? Dishevelled and smelly or bright eyed and present.
Which version of my Dad would I see? Dishevelled and smelly or bright eyed and present.
Our story is not one of sadness, it is one of pure resilience with love at its core
Your past does not define you.
Your past does not define you.
An alcoholic is so much more than their addiction
I guess it has made me very resilient. Nothing really gets to me these days.
I guess it has made me very resilient. Nothing really gets to me these days.
It wasn’t the city I was running away from
It was the painful memories and pure heartbreak held there.
It was the painful memories and pure heartbreak held there.
The Child of an Alcoholic: It’s never too late to break the cycle
We had little chance of developing as healthy children.
We had little chance of developing as healthy children.
