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RACIAL TRAUMA SPECIAL EDITION
A special edition of the ACA ComLine Blog begins on May 1, 2024, on the single topic of adult child experiences of racial trauma and recovery from those experiences. The thirteen shares submitted by ACA members can be found by clicking on “racial trauma” under the “Tags” heading in the right sidebar. Thank you to the ACA Racial Trauma Service Group for organizing this special edition, and to the authors for their shares.
ACA Boundaries
Successfully setting and enforcing boundaries
ACA And The Arts
Music, Poetry, Drawings and Other Arts
ACA Toolbox
Experiences in using ACA recovery tools.
ACA Beyond Borders
International membership issues and experiences
Fellowship News
The ACA World Services Office and its activities
Voices of Recovery
Sharing experience, strength, and hope in ACA recovery
ACA AMENDMENTS
by Annie D. | Apr 15, 2024
This article is my ACA Amendments. They are the evidence of the healing that came from learning and applying the ACA Bill of Rights. Definitions from Google:A Bill is a proposal for new laws or a change to an existing law.Amendment is a formal change to a law,...
WHAT AM I AFRAID OF? (BOUNDARIES!)
by Lena L | Apr 15, 2024
I looked up fears. Found…12 basic fears: Rejection, Abandonment, Failure, Success, Being Lied To, Being Hurt (emotionally or physically), Being Intimidated, Being Exposed, Being Humiliated, Responsibility, The Unknown, and...
Boundaries Team Invites Shares and Writers
by Christine L. | Apr 1, 2024
In 2020, the Delegates passed a motion to ask the Literature Committee to create resources on boundaries. A working group was set up to begin this work. The group disbanded before it completed its work, but its preliminary work was incorporated into a format for a...
A Sufficient Alternative to The Original Twelve Steps
by Mike S. | Apr 1, 2024
To me, the purpose of ACA recovery is to heal from the effects of trauma related to family or caregiver alcoholism/dysfunction while reparenting ourselves with love. This trauma, inflicted through abuse or neglect, can have situational and/or developmental aspects,...
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