By Lisa A. Romano, Tue, 11/11/2014 - 01:00
adult children of alcoholics
By Lisa A. Romano, Tue, 11/11/2014 - 00:00
By Lisa A. Romano, Tue, 11/11/2014 - 00:00
Adult children of alcoholics are everywhere. It is estimated that 1 in 4 children have had the misfortune of growing up in a sloppy alcoholic home. That is an outrageous number, and maybe instead of attacking cigarette companies, we as a society could possibly start zeroing in on what is truly...
By Lisa A. Romano, Fri, 10/10/2014 - 01:00
According to Addiction Treatment Magazine's Article:
Alcoholism is a scourge that affects all members of the family, not just the alcoholic. The damage is pernicious and inescapable, and...
By Lisa A. Romano, Sun, 09/21/2014 - 01:00
On the road to recovery, many adult children from dysfunctional homes discover that although they have gathered a plethora of healing jargon along the way, they very often get stuck somewhere along the journey. Many clients have expressed this feeling of being stuck as one that causes them to feel....
By Lisa A. Romano, Thu, 09/04/2014 - 01:00
Die to the old,
Be born to the new,
For the kingdom of heaven,
Is within you.
Resurrect your mind...
By Lisa A. Romano, Wed, 08/20/2014 - 01:00
Dear Adult Child of an Alcoholic,
Come sit beside me and rest your weary heart.
Gather all of your brothers and sisters who have had their tender hearts beaten by the earth beings who were intended to support your growth spiritually, intellectually...
By Lisa A. Romano, Sat, 08/16/2014 - 01:00
To ALL Adult Children Everywhere--I bless you--I honor you--I feel you--I hear you!
Your road is a lonely one.
The abuse you have tolerated in the dark moments of your life--have left scars that are...
By Lisa A. Romano, Sat, 07/05/2014 - 01:00
On the road of my recovery there have been many mind bending obstacles I have had to learn to intellectually as well as emotionally conquer. Because healing codependency created through the programming my once blank slate of a mind once was as a child--as an adult--I had no way of truly grasping the fact that the thoughts and emotions I was reacting to as...
By Lisa A. Romano, Sun, 06/22/2014 - 01:00
When I was going through my recovery process, initially I attended 12 step programs to help me stay aware. At first I thought this was a really good idea, but the more meetings I attended the more I realized they were not for me.
Although I do firmly believe some people benefit tremendously from 12 step meetings, there are those of us who...
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