Glenjo-
I did not grow up around active addiction.....but I think both of my parents had active alcoholic in one parent.
I did grow up with a lot of untreated co-dependency in my immediate family but also extended family. None of my mom's eight siblings were alcoholics, but a number of them married alcoholics and a number of my cousins/siblings live with addiction to alcohol.
I got myself into help due to my eating disorder, and while there fell in love, married and came face to face with alcohol addiction in my husband.
I am not grateful that I had all of these lessons to learn, I am grateful for the learning. I truly believe that for me my recovery has been about these changes mentioned above and it was a huge moment when I realized that all of my dysfunctional behavior was a normal response to trauma. Hmmmm
Keep up the good work. I have found it to be worth it.
I am excited in the fall I am taking a trauma yoga series.