After the tears : helping adult children of alcoholics heal their childhood trauma

the Trauma And Grief Of Growing Up In An Alcoholic Or Addicted Family Create A Lifetime Of Baggage. If You Grew Up In An Addicted Family, The Dysfunction That Permeated Every Aspect Of Your Childhood May Have Seemed 'normal,' And You May Not Even Realize The Level Of Affect Alcohol Still Has On Your Adult Life—whether Or Not you Drink. if You Are One Of The Millions Of Adult Children Of Alcoholics (acoas), The Cost Of Your Childhood Pain Can Be Unbearable. You May Have Learned How To 'survive,' But Are You 'living' Your Life? Do You Fear Normal Conflict? Do You Blame Yourself When Something Goes Wrong—even When It Isn't Your Fault? Are You A Chaos Junkie? Or Do You Just Fear Relationships Because They Are Too Difficult Or Too Painful? having Devoted Much Of Their Careers To Working With Acoas, Therapists Jane Middelton-moz And Lorie Dwinell Now Take A Deeper Look Into The Origin And Cost Of Childhood Pain, As Well As The Grief Resolution Process That Is Integral To Recovery. This Revised And Expanded Edition Of Their Groundbreaking 1986 Hit after The Tears Discusses The Latest Research And Offers Insights On Living A Good Life Despite A Dysfunctional Childhood By Tackling Issues Such As Intimacy, Sibling Relationships, Codependency, Breaking The Alcoholic Pattern, Building A Relationship With The Inner Child, Forgiveness, And Opening A Window To Spirituality. "Adult children of alcoholics have learned how to "survive," but often have difficulty "living" their lives. The trauma and grief of childhood losses affect every aspect of the life of an adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA). Now the authors of the bestselling After the Tears offer further insight into the origin and cost of childhood pain for those who grew up in alcoholic families. In this revised and expanded edition, Jane Middelton-Moz and Lorie Dwinell combine their years of experience in working with ACoAs, tackling issues such as intimacy, sibling relationships, codependency, breaking the alcoholic pattern, building a relationship with the inner child, forgiveness, and opening a window to spirituality"--Publisher description