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I Will Not
by Angela L. | May 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
I will not self-abandon.I will not lend my worth.I will not dance for you, but for me.I know peace is the answer. I will not succumb to oppression. I will not bow down to the white male. I will not forget my purpose on Earth. I will not be defined...![This is a first telling of my story.](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-9-rotated.jpg)
This is a first telling of my story.
by Jay K. | May 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
This is a first telling of my story. Nine images and two poems. When combined sequentially they illustrate the "big picture" while each individual file offers a specific slice of life. My voice was stolen from me as a child and at 50 I am finally learning how to...![Palace of Mirrors](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/picture-4.jpg)
Palace of Mirrors
by Omid J. | May 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
This song represents a time of darkness just before the dawn of my ACA recovery journey. Its meaning and feel have changed and grown from when I first wrote and recorded it. Over the nearly four years of my time in ACA, I have come back to it and listened with greater...![ACA Works on Internalized Racism](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/picture-5.jpg)
ACA Works on Internalized Racism
by Raya V. | May 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
I’m a Filipina-American, with nine years in ACA. I did not grow up with alcoholism, drug addiction, or mental illness. I did grow up with immigrant trauma, intergenerational colonialist trauma, internalized racism, and a resulting set of stressed out hard-working...![Gas Plant Community](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/picture-6.jpg)
Gas Plant Community
by Carlos L. | May 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
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