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Growing up with an alcoholic parent can often mean a lifetime of low self-esteem, failed relationships and addiction.
"Most people feel that when they leave that home, they leave the baggage behind," said Szifra Birke, a Lowell resident who has worked as an executive coach and psychotherapist for the past three decades. Read more...
(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Many adult children of alcoholics may think that when they leave home, they're leaving their baggage behind. But in many cases, it follows them and shapes every aspect of their life -- from the way they parent to their relationships to their own sense of confidence and well being. Read more...
Many adult lives are affected by the loss of their childhood. For some, as with the participants in Together We Heal: A Real-Life Portrait of Group Therapy (for adult children of alcoholics and others who identify), these losses were generated by chemical dependency in the family. Read more...