Jen Payne is a fellow volunteer with Nacoa and I was so pleased when she agreed to come on the podcast and have a chat with me. She is honest, wise and such an inspiration in the way she shares her story to help other COAs. She talks how her life has been massively affected by her mum's drinking and she bravely tells us how she navigates the tricky waters around her relationship with her family. She talks about the impact on her of the generational trauma in her family that has led to many of her family members being dependent on alcohol. We talk about the taboo of talking about a parent's drinking and how it's a family secret that keeps everyone locked in their own, mainly traumatic, experience of it. Jen and I, like the other wonderful people out there who are also talking about it, want to talk about our experiences in the hope that it will help other COAs.
Jen has so many good things to say in this episode and like she says, as a COA we are part of the worst and the best club. Jen is a true example of why being in the COA club is the best club because I get to meet fabulous people like Jen. Jen's dog joined in with our chat on a couple of occasions and the internet had a little wobble or two and I hope that doesn't spoil your enjoyment of this powerful episode. I really hope you get something from this chat.
If anything in this episode stirs anything up for you that you want to talk about, please get in touch. Or just get in touch anyway. I'd love to hear from you.
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