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“Hearing the message of recovery and hope from someone else fans the dim spark of aliveness we keep buried inside.” BRB p. 359 When”
― ACA WSO INC., Strengthening My Recovery: Meditations for Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families

“I affirm that I deserve to live the balanced life that I choose, not a life that simply happens to me.”
― ACA WSO INC., Strengthening My Recovery: Meditations for Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families

“the moment of the wounding, parts of us froze and became trapped in the past with a fixed set of beliefs, emotions, unmet needs, childhood reactions, and memories. By establishing a relationship with the frozen parts of ourselves and meeting their needs, we create the conditions for them to heal and release false beliefs. In so doing, we free ourselves from the shame and blame that are carryovers from the past.”
― ACA WSO INC., The Loving Parent Guidebook: The Solution is to Become Your Own Loving Parent

“We can reparent not because we “have to” or because we want to get rid of the pain, but because it is the kindest response to pain.”
― ACA WSO INC., The Loving Parent Guidebook: The Solution is to Become Your Own Loving Parent