As the Child of an Alcoholic: What Hope Is There for Us Damaged Folks?
About this ebook
In 1983, Janet Woititz wrote the book Adult Children of Alcoholics, and she listed 13 characteristics of children of alcoholics.
In As the Child of an Alcoholic, Wayne and Tamara Mitchell update Woititz’s observations. Using research unavailable to Janet Woititz at the time, the Mitchells demonstrate how her 13 generalizations can be reduced to two basic psychological concepts.
Understanding those two concepts, and understanding how living with an alcoholic disrupts a child’s nervous system, are the keys to recovery for children of alcoholics.
Growing up with an alcoholic or heavy drinker is the most common adverse childhood experience. That’s why As the Child of an Alcoholic gives unambiguous, candid, forthright advice on recovery.
The Mitchells explain how guilt, shame, and lack of knowledge hold back recovery. They also show children of alcoholics how to reframe what happened to them in order to alter their thinking and behavior, and to live the life they were meant to live.
As the Child of an Alcoholic is for you, if you want to:
· Start making sense of your life
· Release the trauma and tension
· Be comfortable in your own skin
· Live the life you were meant to live
In this book, the Mitchells blend proven research, case studies, and their own experience to help you chart your course to a successful life.
The book is also helpful for spouses and partners of children of alcoholics, as well as for anyone who grew up in a dysfunctional home.
Wayne and Tamara are the authors of Cheating in a Nutshell and The Young Woman’s Guide to Older Men. For 22 years they wrote the international relationship advice column Direct Answers.
Don't let your childhood dictate the rest of your life. Take control and start your journey towards healing and happiness.
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About the author
Wayne Mitchell is from St. Louis, Missouri. He is a US Navy veteran.
In As the Child of an Alcoholic, Wayne and Tamara Mitchell share the life stories of children of alcoholics and demonstrate how to overcome the effects of growing up in an alcoholic household. The authors support each recommendation with evidence from scientific studies.
Wayne is the child of an alcoholic and an enabler. Tamara is not. But the book is from both of them in equal measure.
Wayne and Tamara Mitchell are the authors of Cheating in a Nutshell and The Young Woman's Guide to Older Men. For 22 years they wrote the international relationship advice column Direct Answers. The column appeared in newspapers in more than a dozen countries.
Tamara Mitchell was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, close to where she grew up. She is a breast cancer survivor.
Wayne & Tamara were brought together by a precious, wise, wild, white Samoyed named Simone. Simone had been in a tragic accident. She was shot in the face and near death. (Who shot her with a shotgun remains a mystery.)
That event brought Wayne & Tamara together, and they fell in love. The Mitchells are the authors of the relationship advice column Direct Answers.
Tamara says, “We are students of relationships, who believe in observational learning. Observational Learning is the process of learning through watching others, retaining the information, and then later replicating or avoiding the behaviors that were observed."
The Mitchell’s previous books include Cheating in a Nutshell and The Young Woman's Guide to Older Men.
