Over the last ten years, I have picked up a few traditions from my fabulous spouse and our kids, who happen to be Jewish. A couple of years ago, I was so proud of myself that I could remember the words for lighting the Hanukkah candles in Hebrew, which I do not speak, that it […]
Posts Tagged ‘ACOA’
New Traditions
Posted: 3rd November 2013 by admin in BlogTags: ACOA, drugs, grief, healing, loss, mental health, traditions, yahrzeit candle
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Remnants of Shamings Past
Posted: 27th October 2013 by admin in BlogTags: #body image, ACOA, DV, friendship, healing
I drove around the block three times, each time getting a little more nervous. I wasn’t nervous that I’d be late. I was nervous that I was there at all. “Out of my element” didn’t begin to describe it. Put me in front of a couple hundred people for a presentation. That was more comfortable. […]
A Slippery Slope, Indeed
Posted: 31st August 2013 by admin in BlogTags: ACOA, addiction, forgiveness, healing, humor, Urban Tidepool
In grad school, I took a course on working with clients with substance abuse diagnoses and did some side research on the impact of the addiction on the family members. My dabbling led me eventually to what was considered THE handbook on ACOA issues, Janet Woititz’s Adult Children of Alcoholics. Intrigued, fascinated even, I went […]