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Scenario

How to address memory loss and emotional absence from addiction with children

My ten-year-old asked me if I stopped loving her when I was using drugs and I realized I don't actually remember most of her early childhood

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Addiction's theft of presence creates gaps in shared family history that children interpret through their own developing understanding of love and abandonment.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Addiction and parenting?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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