Posts Tagged ‘adult children of alcoholics’
Scapegoat Abuse in Alcoholic Families – Andrea Ashley
Scapegoat abuse in alcoholic families is not uncommon. Scapegoat is one of the five roles family members may take on when living in dysfunctional or alcoholic families, according to Sharon Martin, LCSW. The others are mascot, lost child, hero and enabler (caretaker). Dr. Tian Dayton provides a portrait of an alcoholic family in her article…
Read MoreChildren of Alcoholics Awareness Week | February 2017
One in four children live in families with a parent addicted to alcohol, according to the National Association of Children of Alcoholics. Unless you have been a child in a home with untreated, unhealthily discussed alcohol misuse, it’s difficult to image what it’s like to be a child in such a home. Devastating. Scary. Shame-filled.…
Read MoreAdult Children of Alcoholics – Interview With Rita Malie
Insights for those wanting to better understand the concept of adult children of alcoholics. The following is my interview with award-winning author, Rita Malie, whose most recent novel is titled: Supreme Sacrifice: A Woman’s Journey From The Bondage of Guilt to the Freedom of Forgiveness. I’ve so enjoyed getting to know Rita and following her work. She is…
Read MoreWhat Does Alcohol Cause Besides Alcoholism?
Alcohol causes far more than alcoholism. The following is a guest post by Rita Malie, award-winning author of Goodbye America, an historic memoir of her mother. Rita’s most recent novel is titled: Supreme Sacrifice: A Woman’s Journey From The Bondage of Guilt to the Freedom of Forgiveness. It is inspired by true events and the legacy of growing up in an alcoholic…
Read MoreAdult Children of Alcoholics | You? Or Someone Like You: Picking Up the Pieces Bit by Bit
Adult children of alcoholics are individuals who’ve grown up in a home where there was constant tension caused by a parent’s drinking. This tension takes many forms and is often passed off as caused by someone or something else, which is, of course, confusing to a child. To help us understand this better, Diana “ATL”…
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