I wish I knew then what I know now
Laura shares her story of childhood trauma, grief and becoming a mother.
Laura shares her story of childhood trauma, grief and becoming a mother.
Parent changing when they drink
Losing my dad to alcohol
Jasmin shares her experience of growing up with an alcoholic father.
Jasmin shares her experience of growing up with an alcoholic father.
Your future is not decided by your circumstances
Lee shares about overcoming childhood trauma and discovering hope and healing.
Lee shares about overcoming childhood trauma and discovering hope and healing.
The Boy Who Knew Too Young
Joe shares about love and loss and how he found a way forward.
Joe shares about love and loss and how he found a way forward.
My best friend’s best friend
Abby shares the love, loss and pain of grieving someone twice.
Abby shares the love, loss and pain of grieving someone twice.
I pretended my home life was normal
David shares about growing up around silence and shame, and striving for forgiveness.
David shares about growing up around silence and shame, and striving for forgiveness.
Alcohol addiction is the elephant in the room
Kelly was 11 when she realised her dad had a drinking problem.
Kelly was 11 when she realised her dad had a drinking problem.
My mum – Typical Glaswegian, feisty at the best of times and even worse when drunk
She was by far not always perfect, but she was still my mum.
She was by far not always perfect, but she was still my mum.
Pain and power
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.
My mum, when sober, was the most beautiful, loving, and caring person
From around the age of nine, I understood that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
From around the age of nine, I understood that my mum was struggling with alcoholism.
