Making Way For Change: Children of Alcoholics Week
From Whip Count by Delaware House Democrats
February 15, 2024 · 17 min · Episode 78
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of alcoholism on families and the significance of designating February 11th to 17th as 'Children of Alcoholics Week'.
On this episode of Whip Count, Speaker Valerie Longhurst along with Alisa Schneidman, Author of the House of Weird, and Patricia May board member from the Delaware Association for Children of Alcohol and Marijuana Dependency discuss the impact and effects of alcoholism on individuals and the family dynamic. Additionally, they discuss the importance of House Current Resolution 83 which designates February 11th to 17th as “Children of Alcoholics Week”, and urges discussions around the effects of alcoholism. The episode focuses on how to destigmatize discussions around alcoholism and how to break the generational cycle of alcoholism. Author Alisa Schneidman shares the inspiration behind her book House of Weird, and guests discuss their personal stories relating to alcoholism in their families and growing up as a child of an alcoholic.
People in this episode
Guests: Alisa Schneidman, Patricia May
Topics covered
- alcoholism
- family dynamics
- Children of Alcoholics Week
- destigmatization
- generational cycles
Keywords
- House Current Resolution 83
- House of Weird
- personal stories
- impact of alcoholism
Mentioned in this episode
Products: House of Weird
Books & works: Making Way For Change, Whip Count, the House of Weird, House of Weird
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