effects of parental addiction on children

Letters to Mom: A Child’s Cry for Connection in the Midst of Chaos

July 1, 2025

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Beth Reid

I was 12 years old, desperate, and living in survival mode. I was living in a trailer on my grandparent’s property with my father, who was addicted to meth and other drugs. He was paranoid, abusive, and couldn’t hold a job. It was one of the scariest times of my life. I longed for connection—especially
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A Child’s Story of Longing, Loss, and Love

June 22, 2025

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Beth Reid

The Day My Mother Sat at My Table “Table for Two?” “Table for two?” the hostess repeated. I was 9 years old, standing in a restaurant with my dad when those words changed my world. Menus in hand, she led us to a table, placed the menus down—and then she sat across from me. I
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Abandoned But Not Broken: Healing Childhood Trauma & Reconnecting With the Mother Wound

June 20, 2025

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Beth Reid

It all began with a prayer.For years, my mother prayed for my existence, hoping that having another baby might repair her broken relationship with my father. But I wasn’t born into peace or love—I was born into chaos, neglect, and abandonment. A Child of Hope in a Home of Hurt My mother met my father when
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Rising from the Ashes: Healing the Mother Wound and Reclaiming Self-Worth

June 18, 2025

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Beth Reid

“You have a lack of self-love and self-worth, but a much deeper wound lies beneath. The mother wound cuts deep, but it’s also generational. This wound is being stored in your hips and has been cut off. Your mother caused deep pain when you were very little and she blames you for it. It’s actually
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