Who is an Adult Child?
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) was founded on the belief that family dysfunction is a disease that infected us as children and affects us as adults. Our membership also includes adults from homes where alcohol or drugs were not present, however, abuse, neglect and/or unhealthy behaviors where Adult Children attempt to meet the demands of life using survival techniques we learned as children. As such, we unknowingly operate with ineffective thoughts and judgments that can sabotage our decisions and relationships.
Our meetings
We meet to share our experience of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives.
ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may:
- (i) identify and heal core trauma
- (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment
- (iii) become our own loving parents.
Get in touch
The easiest way to get in touch is through one of our meetings. If you would like, you can reach us through our helpline number below: