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Book: Discover Your Adult Child by Tom O'Connor, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Discover Your Adult Child

Discover Your Adult Child is a remarkable memoir depicting one man's courage, discipline, and resilience as he overcomes childhood trauma related to his father's alcoholism.

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Like Tom O'Connor, I was raised by an alcoholic father. I immediately identified with Tom's story. As he tells his journey of growing up in an alcoholic family, he breaks down the destructive impact of the alcoholic parent on the family. Discover Your Adult Child helped me better understand each family member's role in this dysfunctional family soup.

Doug F. MA

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Merging personal experience with meticulous research, author Tom O'Connor also shares practical knowledge and survival skills to help other adult children of alcoholics lead happier lives. His story offers validation, empathy, and hope for a peaceful and stable future. 

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Discover Your Adult Child is a powerful, thought-provoking guide to recognition, hope, and healing for anyone who is on or has been on a similar journey. I found the questions posed at the end of each chapter powerful.

John H. CT

Through a series of heartfelt and, at times, humorous narratives, O’Connor explores what it’s like to be the child of an alcoholic.

 

In the United States, there are over 20 million adult children of alcoholics. As a member of this group, author Tom O’Connor spent years grappling with the instability he endured being raised by an alcoholic father and an enabling mother. Reflecting on his experiences, O’Connor relates his story of resilience, compassion and forgiveness. 

Tom O'Connor, Author of Discover Your Adult Child

About The Author

Tom O’Connor is a retired businessman with a B.A. in psychology. As a child of an alcoholic, he is passionate about helping fellow adult children of alcoholics to heal and live peaceful lives. He lives in Florida with his wife and three Golden Retrievers.

As the firstborn son, Tom O’Connor spent his life running away from generations of alcoholic men. Raised by an alcoholic father and an enabling mother, he spent years grappling with the volatility he endured. It was only in retirement while researching children of alcoholics that he discovered he was suffering from Adult Child of an Alcoholic Syndrome (Adult-Child Syndrome).

Life Coaching: A Transformational Journey to Healing and Growth

How Life Coaching Can Help Heal Childhood Wounds​

An Adult Child Life Coach can help you get unstuck from your Adult Child of an Alcoholic stranglehold.  Feeling stuck is part of being human.  I have felt stuck many times.  But I have always become unstuck every time I set and achieve new goals.  Life coaching focuses on setting and achieving goals.  

Consider an Adult Life Coach if you feel stuck and need an experienced person to help you get unstuck by setting and achieving new goals that will lead to a happier life.

Therapy focuses on mental health and emotional healing.  Consider therapy if you want to get help with a mental health concern such as anxiety, depression, or trauma from past hurts.  Try life coaching if you need help getting “unstuck,” feel relief, and propel your life forward.

 

My entire professional life, I served as a life coach.  After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from The New School for Social Research, my mission was to help others in need. This mission first involved helping economically disadvantaged, emotionally disturbed, and learning-disabled children.  After working in the nonprofit world, I transferred my coaching skills to help business owners and their employees profitably grow their companies with high employee and customer satisfaction.

 

Now, I am committed to keeping up-to-date on research on Adult Children of Alcoholics and being an Adult Child Life Coach for anyone who wants to take specific, positive actions that will reward them with happier lives. 

As a fellow Adult Child, I am happy to help you develop a future vision and clarify your goals and strategy to lead a happier life.  I am not a therapist, but I can provide guidance that helps inspire positive, happier changes in your life.

As a member of our Adult Child Community, I can offer you a fresh perspective on your problems as an Adult Child as a FREE help. In addition to providing new insights into challenges, I can help you zero in on negative patterns that could be standing in your way to living a happier life.

 

All members of Our Adult Child Community will also receive FREE:

LET’S DO THIS TOGETHER

 

 

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Contact Tom O'Connor for a free initial consultation today.

Helpful Resources

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters

www.al-anon.org

Provides local support groups for those people who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

www.niaa.nih.gov

NIAA supports and researches the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.

 

National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence

www.ncadd.org

Provides support and resources to help you understand and cope with addiction to alcohol and drugs.

 

National Association for Children for Children of Addiction

www.nacoa.org

NACOA provides solutions for the children of parents struggling with alcohol or substance abuse.

 

Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families

www.adultchildren.org

Provides a Twelve Step/Tradition program for people who grew up in dysfunctional homes.

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