Someone else’s survival guide
Being a COA does not have to stop you from achieving anything.
Being a COA does not have to stop you from achieving anything.
Mental health problems
I learned to blend in 🏳️🌈
I am able to embrace my sexuality and still find acceptance.
I am able to embrace my sexuality and still find acceptance.
The only connection we had
I kept a journal, it was like having a personal therapist
I kept a journal, it was like having a personal therapist
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.’
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.
A letter from mum
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
‘A healing letter, an approach known as “transactional writing”‘
It can happen to anyone
‘Having an addicted parent is something that can happen to anyone. It happened to me.’
‘Having an addicted parent is something that can happen to anyone. It happened to me.’
Isolated and alone but with a motivation to thrive in life
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
Nothing that your mum did is your fault! It is NEVER your fault!
My mother was unflinchingly strong and alive
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
For everyone that has ever felt like I did; alone, helpless and overwhelmed, I would like to say that you are not strange, guilty or failing.
My Dad
As a family I believe we were in denial
As a family I believe we were in denial
