The bomb in the basement and the bomb in the attic : common characteristics of alcoholic families and survival adaptation of adult children of alcoholics

The same but different : differences in children from the same alcoholic family and differences in alcoholic families

Self-sufficient in an insufficient way : learning to survive under chronic stress

The gift that keeps on giving : characteristics of children of alcoholics

Surviving the unimaginable : the resiliency of children of alcoholics

Validation of trauma and breaking through denial : understanding the normal response to an abnormal and painful life

Building a cognitive life raft : developing an intellectual understanding of the effects of a painful life

An emotional safety net : building a relationship with the child within

Grief work : the pain that begins to heal itself

Mourning, then behavior change : moving on and giving back

I want you, want you gone, want you back : ACOAs in intimate relationships

Misplaced loyalty : the codependency factor

Empowering change in a painful legacy : adult children and sibling relationships

ACOAs become parents : a pioneering effort

A pain too deep : ACOAs taking care of elderly parents

ACOAs in the workplace : I can be a team player as long as I'm the only player on the team

Acceptance and forgiveness : holding on to resentment is like taking poison and hoping the other guy dies

Finding the sacred in the ordinary : opening a window to spirituality for adult children of alcoholics