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Spiritual Approach
•Founded 1978

Adult Children of Alcoholics

A 12-step program for adults who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional families.

Pros
  • ✓Addresses root causes
  • ✓Trauma-informed approach
  • ✓Breaking generational patterns
  • ✓Deep emotional work
  • ✓Supportive community
Considerations
  • •Can be emotionally intense
  • •Focuses on past
  • •May retraumatize without proper support
  • •Progress can be slow

Philosophy & Approach

Healing from childhood trauma and dysfunction through reparenting ourselves and breaking generational patterns.

Key Principles:

  • •Identifying the 14 traits of adult children
  • •Inner child work
  • •Reparenting ourselves
  • •Breaking the cycle
  • •Grieving childhood losses

Meeting Format

Topic meetings, step study groups, and workbook meetings focused on healing childhood wounds.

Best For

  • Adults from dysfunctional families
  • Children of alcoholics/addicts
  • Those with childhood trauma
  • People seeking deep healing

May Not Be Ideal For

  • •Those wanting immediate symptom relief
  • •People uncomfortable with emotional work
  • •Individuals preferring present-focused approaches

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