Adult Children of Alcoholics
Darkness to Light: Poem of a Healing Journey
Breath holding. Heart pounding. Anxious for nothing. Body on alert. Mind goes to scary places. Hyper vigilant for nothing. Car accident. Arrested. Shamed. Waiting for something to happen. But nothing ever does. I don’t know who I am. So many limiting beliefs. No where to turn. Always in the past. Missing the present moment. Nothing…
Read MoreAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) correlated to high blood pressure during pregnancy?
High blood pressure. In your third trimester of pregnancy you do not want to hear these three words, especially if you are planning to have a home birth. My blood pressure nearly caused me to have an induction for my first birth and transfer to a hospital birth for my second birth. I wish I…
Read MoreDear Vodka,
Dear Vodka, Why her? Why did you have to take her from me? I know full well you will never give me an answer. These are the questions I have to live with because of your trickery. You tricked her in to believing you could solve her problems. You promised to help numb her self-doubt…
Read MoreACoA Community Impact
Why Me? Who am I to bring together a new family in the ACoA community? I have asked myself this many times because I am still fresh in my journey of healing. I just came out of my denial that alcoholism has had an impact on me a year and a half ago. Yet, I…
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