Here are my self care top tips for daughters of alcoholics. You’ll notice that I haven’t listed things like sleep, food, look after your body here. Because I think we all know to do those things. I wanted to get you thinking about some of the most important #selfcare tips I believe will really help Read More
Do you still believe what your alcoholic parent told you as a child?
Do you still believe what your alcoholic parent told you as a child? You may not have even thought about it. As a child you look up to your parents, they’re the “giants” in your life, the all knowing powerful adults that guide you. They’re the ones that know how you can look after yourself. Read More
Starting Your Journey To Recovery
Frank Skinner recently spoke on Good Morning Britain about going Tee Total and what a gift that is to his children. Frank says “…you can have a parent who gives you a horrible life because they drink a lot.”. This is so true and I think it’s idealistic for a parent to not drink, he Read More
17 Reasons To Give Yourself A Break
If you’re anything like me then you may give yourself a hard time. Do any of these make sense to you? More often than not you expect too much of yourself You get disappointed in your performance or what you should or shouldn’t do Maybe you think you should have reacted better, said or not said Read More
Are You Going To End Up The Same Way As Your Parents?
In this very honest story from Jesse Monreal she talks about her experience as a child of an alcoholic and how she didn’t want to be anything like her parent. I remember this fear very well and I know my sister felt the same way. Actions Speak Louder Than Words What I’ve learnt from 20+ Read More
