30 Days of Gratitude: A Daily Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

At times my inner child has driven me to cling to relationships to fill the need for belonging, a need that was never met in my dysfunctional family. I have come to see that I must create a place of belonging within myself, before I can ever share a home with someone else.

Reparenting ourselves can mean many things, but the central theme is that we are willing to challenge our critical, inner voice and to care for the child within.

The unconditional presence of someone who loves us hearkens back to the past and repairs our childhood sense of being unwanted. At the same time, no human being can or is expected to be fully and unconditionally present all the time. An individual…

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