My Journey to ACA and Healing from Abandonment - Melissa M - ACA Speaker

Melissa M shares their profound journey into Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) and recovery, beginning with their early life experiences of physical and emotional abandonment from their parents. They detail how these experiences, coupled with low self-esteem and family dysfunction, led them to connect deeply with the ACA ‘laundry list,’ particularly trait number 12, abandonment. Melissa M continues to work on their recovery through therapy, self-care, and active involvement in the fellowship, including starting new meetings and forgiving past traumas, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to healing and helping others.