Growing Up with an Alcoholic Mum: Ceri Walker's Story

Growing Up with an Alcoholic Mum: Ceri Walker's Story

Ceri Walker was four years old the first time she saw her mum's eyes change. She didn't have a word for what she was seeing, but she knew. By nine, she was the one who stole the keys out of her violent stepfather's pocket while he was passed out and ran with her mum to safety. By her teens, she was keeping the family secret at all costs.

Her mum died when Kerry was 21. She'd lived with her for 21 years. She's now lived without her for 20.


Ceri is an ambassador for NACOA (the National Association for Children of Alcoholics) and works at Oasis Project in Brighton supporting parents in recovery. She tells Dave about the inner-child work that changed her life, why she rejects the idea that addiction means there's no choice (because for the child there genuinely isn't one), and why "I couldn't save her" is something she's stopped trying to forgive herself for.


If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/

Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice for Ceri.

https://www.instagram.com/ceri_walker_/

https://www.instagram.com/nacoauk/

https://www.instagram.com/oasisproject/

https://nacoa.org.uk/understanding-the-child-in-me-by-ceri-walker%EF%BF%BC/?slug=latest-news-events

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/ www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/


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