by Gretchen W. | Mar 15, 2023 | ACA Toolbox
I have spent most of my life drowning. Every time I came up for air there was a thumb pushing me under. If the thumb was taking a break, there was someone’s opinion, dragging me under. A constant battle of gasping for air. No break in the waves of trauma as far as the...
by Geneviève R. | Mar 15, 2023 | ACA Toolbox
As an Adult Child, I have always been consumed by self-doubt (see daily meditations of June 27, September 08, November 06). Double-binds were the rule in my family, along with lies, secrets, enmeshment, triangulation (= no direct communication, always tell a third...
by Christine B | Feb 1, 2023 | ACA Toolbox
Each week, a group of ACAs meet to use creative writing as a pathway to recovery. All are welcome. Our meeting information is below. Our format is to read a poem that speaks to our program, write in any form for 20 minutes in response, and share our writing in small...
by Geneviève R. | Jan 15, 2023 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
Mon Dieu, donnez-moi de découvrir ce que signifient ces cinq mots : ils sont si mystérieux, si étranges, si inconnus, si exotiques… Mon Dieu, donnez-moi…LA FOI……pour rester “abstinente à la peur” quoi qu’il arrive.(outils : 2ème Etape, alimentée en cultivant la...
by Tom M. | Jan 1, 2023 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
I am powerless over:— in childhood —• being born unwanted• the generational violence which created my parents• daddy-Monster’s hatred, violence, immaturity, and drunkenness• mom’s bitterness and excessive drinking• my reckless brother’s violence, foolish choices, and...
by Alexandra & Eira | Dec 15, 2022 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
I want to share a recovery tool I love when working the Steps. It’s daily texts between the person or persons working the steps and the others working the steps if it’s in a group, or the support person, sibling traveler, sister traveler, fellow traveler, or sponsor....
