| Dr. Charles Whitfield and Barbara support the principles of the ACA recovery program. This page describes a little about ACA, and provides quick links to more information about ACA, the new ACA "Big Book and Workbook. If you grew up in a dysfunctional or alcoholic household, this information may be timely and could be an important tool in your recovery from the pain and trauma that occurred during your upbringing, and that may also be affecting your life today. |
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What is ACA?
Adult Children of alcoholics is a 12-Step, 12-Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. We meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present. The Problem We take positive action. By practicing the 12 Steps, focusing on the solution, and accepting a loving Higher Power of our understanding, we find freedom from the past and a way to improve our lives today. (Excerpt from the ACA website) |
What About You?
Are you an Adult Child of a Dysfunctional or Alcoholic family? Do you have problems with relationships and at work? Do you think you might have come from a dysfunctional family? The page linked below outlines some of the characteristics that have sometimes been identified as a part of the life of a person that has grown up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional household. |
Here's a note from Barbara about the new ACA Big Book
Here's a heads up about the newly released "Big Book" for Adult
Children of Alcoholics and other dysfunctional families. The title is
Adult Children: Alcoholic/Dysfunctional Families. We believe this book
addresses many of the problems that result from child abuse and neglect.
To write for your copy send $15 plus $4.20 shipping to ACA-World Service Organization P.O. Box 3216, Torrance, CA 90510. The ACA Website is Adultchildren.org.
Note: On the order form, the book is listed as the ACA Fellowship Text
(Steps and Traditions Book).
We highly recommend this book and recommend looking on line or asking around in your 12 Step neighborhood for ACA meetings to attend. If there are none -- consider starting one! |