A powerful piece written by Skoll. If you’re a COA and feel you want some help and support then contact Nacoa, and if you want to share on COAisathing, then get in touch. One of the strangest things I’ve had to wrestle with mentally, has been the realization that I don’t see my parents as…
Category: mental health
We don’t have to tolerate a loveless life.
Tonight’s piece has been written by John. If you want to share as a child of an alcoholic then get in touch, and if you feel affected by what you read, Nacoa offer amazing life saving love and compassion. I’m feeling annoyed. That’s surprising because when I was growing up in my alcoholic family we…
Secrets and lies : my secret drinking alcoholic mother.
So after a short break we are back. This piece has been written anonymously. Want to share something as a child of an alcoholic? Then please get in touch. As always, remember Nacoa is always there if you need help and support. It’s difficult to know exactly when in my childhood it started and when I…
COA – It’s part of my DNA
This piece was bravely written by Darrell from Australia. If you feel like you relate to Darrells story and need someone to talk to then Nacoa is always there to listen. If you would like to share something as a COA then get in touch, posting more than once is always welcome too. My name…
Growing up in the chaotic, unreal world of alcoholic parenting.
This piece has been courageously written, anonymously. If you feel affected by what you read, always know that Nacoa is here to offer help and support. If you feel moved to write something yourself, then please get in touch. The first time I saw a leaflet for children of alcoholics in my GP’s surgery…
45+7=?
This piece has been written by blogger Shannon M O’Regan who’s blog can be found at http://www.shannonmoregan.wprdpress.com, where you will also find her social media links. “It took me a long time to realise we are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole” Jane Fonda Fragments and pieces. Look closely….
Brothers, same alcoholic dad, different outcome?!
There was always something that laid heavy on me most of my life, that caused me confusion, pain, and in a lot of ways prevented me properly seeking the help I needed and deserved. It was 1 of the main things that headed the list of the reasons why I thought I knew I was…
You are now free, I never will be.
This piece has been written, courageously, just days after the anonymous authors fathers death. Remember if you need support, then Nacoa is ready to offer that. If you feel you want to share anything as the child of an alcoholic then contact us here. I wrote your eulogy today, I should be writing to you…
Coming to terms with my dad’s death, in my own way.
This piece is written by Amelia Carr, who is the sister of Joe who blogged for us back in November, writing ‘Losing my father for the second time.’ Amelia wanted to write her piece to show ‘even when you have similar experiences with the same alcoholic parent, it can take you down different routes.’ …
I am strong because I know I struggle.
So #COAweek2017 is all but done! Huge thank you to everyone who’s taken part in some way. In many ways it’s felt like a huge week, and with the launch of the UK’s first ever manifesto for children of alcoholics at Nacoa’s David Stafford Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, I truly believe that change is coming!! If…
Being a COA is a thing! 