Nov 26, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Arriving at the bridge between denial and acceptance was painful. What were we to do now that the brutality of the past was revealed? What were we to do with the internal mess that we had been left with from childhood? What were we to do with…
Nov 13, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “As children, most of us didn’t learn trust in our families of origin, so we approached adulthood not trusting anyone. Paradoxically, we were actually often drawn to people who could not be trusted. When we think of the people around us, we now ask ourselves “Can I…
Nov 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “An endless cycle of giving and receiving is at the very heart of the success and continuation of ACA. Adult children understand each other, because we have experienced similar effects from being raised with similar dysfunction. Being in the company of those who know of our pain…