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@nacoauk has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in October 2020. The social media accounts linked to from @nacoauk are: • Facebook • Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • Email • X Besides social media accounts, nacoauk has populated their site with: • Apple Podcasts - Subscribe • Spotify: Subscribe • YouTube - Subscribe • Subscribe - Other • Sarah & Amy - The Children of Alcoholics Podcast | Sarah Drage & Amy Dickson • Sign up for Members Social+ | Weds 22 April - Nacoa • Invisible - Zoe • Running in memory of Sheila - Susie • 100 runners create a sea of blue at Olympic Park 10k • Doing hard things and allowing negative experiences to drive positive change • Sign up for London Recovery Network • Glimpses of You - On Grief for a Parent Lost to Alcoholism (Music Video) • Become a member of Nacoa UK • We begged, we pleaded, we negotiated - Charlotte • RSVP for Members Social+ | Thurs 25 September • Why I’m taking part in the Big Nacoa Walk - Angela • He was meant to walk me down the aisle - Yasmin • Nacoa Lunchtime Live: Alcohol Awareness Week 2025 Special - Nacoa • 'Seven: Distracted Detective' was inspired by dad - Rachel Pattinson • Sign up for Members Social+ | Weds 12 February - Nacoa • Alcohol addiction is the elephant in the room - Anon • ‎Glimpses of You - Single - Album by Nacoa UK - Apple Music • Glimpses of You - On Grieving a Parent Lost to Addiction (Music Video) • Amelie Peek replies to Sir Keir Starmer MP - Nacoa • An alcoholic is so much more than their addiction - Tash • Sophie Calon, The Guardian - ‘There is a moment of clarity that life would be better without alcohol’: what we can learn from addiction memoirs | Books | The Guardian • The truth of my childhood - Ami • Sarah Fellows: Grieving a parent lost to addiction (COA Podcast) • Team Nacoa Places for London Landmarks Half Marathon 2026 • Reaching your parent's death age - Charlotte • My mum, when sober, was the most beautiful, loving, and caring person - Joe • A tribute to our dad - Charlie and Quinn • Subscribe to the Children of Alcoholics Podcast • Loving my mother, fearing her drinking - Penny • URNotAlone T-shirt RAEV AURA x NacoaUK - Support for COAs • The Chasing Yesterday Marathons - Nacoa • The last words my Dad said - Siobhan • Why couldn't I have a 'normal' mum? - Mandy • Talking YouTube: Talking to your inner child as the adult child of an alcoholic | Sophie K • I remember my dad before the drink consumed everything - Nacoa • Researching ACOA and the workplace | By Zara Wright • The shame and secrecy of having an alcoholic mother - Belle • Nacoa places available for Cardiff Half Marathon 2025 - Nacoa • Mum wasn’t normal or like other parents - Ryan • Adult child of an alcoholic: It really isn’t your fault - Suzanne • I grew up not knowing that my father was an alcoholic - LH • Every child of an alcoholic is DIFFERENTLY unhappy — Maya Parker, The Children of Alcoholics Podcast • Don't blame yourself for your parent's behaviour - Nacoa • Helping children affected by their parent’s drinking in schools - Nacoa • Alcohol deaths surge in UK with more than 4,000 people lost since Covid pandemic • Scott Murdoch Takes on the Marathon des Sables for Nacoa - Nacoa • Broken promises and heartache - Sarah • I was always waiting for Hyde to reappear - Yvonne • Book of letters from the forgotten families of addiction • Find out more - COA Week • Podcast: I wrote a COA book and paid the price! - Arabella Byrne • Buy tickets – Nacoa Northern Gala 2025 – Hotel Football, Old Trafford • Hove: Woman raises thousands for children of alcoholics - BBC News • PwC’s 2025 Panto, The Little Mermaid, Raises Funds and Awareness for Nacoa - Nacoa • Big Nacoa Night Out: The Amy Winehouse Band Tickets • Deaths from alcohol in England at record high • Caterpillars and Butterflies - Emma • My ‘how to guide’: Becoming the perfect scapegoat - Scott • This one’s for you Mum - Shakila • Sign up for Members Social+ | Tues 4 December - Nacoa • 🎟️ Big Nacoa Walk is back! 3rd May 2025 -Get on the waiting list • I didn’t have a choice as a child, but I do as an adult - Nacoa • Learning to lie as the child of an alcoholic - Nacoa • Jen Payne announced as ambassador of Nacoa UK • Racing Alone - Lydia • Team Nacoa places for London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 • Nacoa professionals training • I was an alcoholic — and so was my mum • Children of alcohol-dependent parents programme abandoned by government - Institute of Alcohol Studies • The Amy Winehouse Band | Nacoa Event • Nacoa Online Shop • The Lessons you taught me - Simon • Me and my dad - Josh • Grief - Jess (also links to 'Coping with Death of a Parent' booklet) • It wasn’t your fault - Yas • I thought of her as selfish, but now I understand this was an illness - Sarah • Lorri Haines opens up on his traumatic upbringing involving alcoholism • The 1 in 5 Documentary: The forgotten children • 20% off! Nacoa invites you to The Shine Awards • Nacoa Online Store • Why I started 'Stitch Away the Stigma' - Natalie • Behind closed doors, family life was chaotic - Emma • Helping grandchildren affected by their parent's drinking • Jerry Moe | 'Children make up a stories so their trauma makes sense' - Nacoa #LunchtimeLives • Life as an adult COA - Jen • Alcohol prioritised our needs - SJ • COA Strategy abandoned by government - IAS • Our mum was perfect when alcohol was not in her system - Anon • James McCorkindale and Lee Graham cross the Arctic for Nacoa • 'Why Children of Alcoholics Are Superheroes' • 'Addiction – A family illness' by Sarah • Volunteers needed at Upfest Presents • Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation boosts Nacoa schools campaign - Nacoa • ‘They didn’t choose to be alcoholics’ • England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report • The Shared Resilience of ACOAs - Katerina • ON SALE! Nacoa's Fresh Pins • Growing up with an alcoholic mother, I became a coper and a doer • Your ticket here: Our Biggest Ever Walk at Seven Sisters Cliffs! • The Independent: I’m an alcoholic and so is my mother. I want my daughter to break the cycle • Child of an alcoholic - it's not just you | Ellie • Alcohol in the family - Young people ask us • Breaking the silence from childhood into adulthood - Ashleigh • Home - COA Week • Liam Byrne: ‘I’d say about a quarter to a third of MPs are the children of alcoholics’ • Revealed: Huge rise in women drinking themselves to death • Pokerface film released • Not today - Fran • What is a 'normal' Christmas to you? - Ineta • Join us on the journey | Nacoa UK • You still have half of me - Patti • Government cut all dedicated support for COAs - Hilary Henriques on BBC Radio • Katy Stafford - Newly elected chair of trustees - Blog • Growing up with the unhidden secret of alcoholism - Tammy • The forgotten impact of parental alcoholism - Fran • Watch new powerful COA film with Josh Connolly, Sarah Drage and Jen Payne • Like Matthew Perry, we've experienced addiction • People ask me why I don't drink - Harriet Strange - Nacoa • The Big Calum Auction on eBay • How recovery from alcoholism saved my family and me - Lauren Amy White • Calum Best fundraising for children of alcoholics • I couldn't fully protect my son - Victoria • Addiction – A family illness - Sarah • I was her parent, not the other way around - Helen • I learned to trust no one as the child of an alcohol-dependent mother - Nacoa • Lorri Haines announced as Nacoa ambassador • Places Available for London Landmarks Half Marathon 2024 - Nacoa • Talking about alcohol and family in prison | by Amy - Nacoa • Gabby Logan: How grief drove my ambition • My Dad with PTSD struggled with alcohol - Nacoa • Inheriting my mother's ruin | By Arabella Byrne • Dr Arabella Byrne on Lunchtime Lives • Living with a Jekyll and Hyde character | Kate • How to help an alcoholic | Cassie • Chanita Stephenson announced as ambassador of Nacoa UK • 'I lost my mum to alcoholism aged nine' | Sara Britcliffe • Alcoholism - Our family secret | Liam • The price alcohol made me pay - Sarah • Being a COA in the workplace - Jess • Speaking to your kids about alcohol - Alcohol Awareness Week • RSVP to Members Social+ • The cost of alcohol on me | Amy • George Freeman on Political Thinking • Lunchtime Lives with Geraldine James • Nacoa Annual Report 2020 / 21 • Why I ran the London Marathon for Nacoa | by Janice - Nacoa • 'Milestones' - Dan • Vote for 'Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, Dad and Me'. • Little steps to understanding and managing burnout - Nacoa • Vicky Pattison speaks out for children of alcoholic parents | ITV Peston • Information for Parents | Should I talk to my children about alcohol dependency? • Running away from her - Nacoa • Animation for children of alcoholics | by Quint Boa • 20 years on - Ashleigh • Announcing the Big Nacoa Drop! - Nacoa • Why I’m taking the drop for Nacoa - Molly (Sign up link included) • Wonder - Beth • The quiet, compliant children are struggling too - Lucy • Children affected by a parent’s drinking need government help • I knew my safety depended on whose care I was in - Chanel • There was still a secret - Nacoa • AFA call on Jeremy Hunt - don't cut ALL COA Support! • The Beast - Jen • Jane Elson talks to Shay Kaur Grewal - Skip to 2hrs 38mins • Join us! Hotel Football's Nacoa Charity Evening - Nacoa • Government ‘condemning children of alcoholic parents to misery’ by cutting support • The Family Secret - Nacoa • Mum - Nacoa • Half of children of alcoholic parents keep it secret • Camilla Tominey with Sober Dave • Places Available for London Landmarks Half Marathon 2023 • 'I will not be defined by it' | Why I am rowing the Pacific Ocean - Nacoa • Not something you could talk about - Rehana • 'The pursuit of peace of mind' - Iona • How can I feel better? • 'Child of an addict' - Penelope • S7EP21 | The Secret To Doing Pregnancy Your Way with Bianca Gascoigne - Part 2 • A visit from a Merry Christmas past - Nacoa • Make an Xmas donation • Nacoa helpline open every day over Xmas and New Year - 12-6pm • ‘Merry Christmas and a happy new year’ - Lucy blog • Some Punjabi and Sikh mums and dads drink too much... • Healing my inner child as the daughter of an alcoholic - Katrina • I didn't hate my father - Michael • I would just have to hold this secret | Eve • how does the upcoming season make you feel? | Christmas personal experiences • Christmas has no sparkle – no glitter | Deborah • Ashleigh | If my mum was here, would she say sorry? • Nacoa Message Boards • Bethany | 'My dad, my hero' • Our story is long. Where to start? | Lucy • Hilary Henriques MBE talks Tony Adams, Strictly, and children of alcoholics on BBC 5 Live • Beth | 'You're a stranger now' • My Sober Mum | Summer and Anna • Reserve Nacoa Zone Seats for Superstar Sunday Charity Match • Alcohol stole my dad from me | Molly • People ask me why I don't drink | Harriet • Alcohol Stole My Mum | John Taylor • Didn’t get to choose anything | Sarah Drage #AddictionAwarenessWeek • Nacoa Members Social + | Welcome! • Letter to dad | Dom • Why I am running a marathon for Nacoa | Abbi - Nacoa • Still here fighting (Part 1) | Dom • When chaos defines your life | Millie • The Lost Child | Alcohol - The Family Illness • Why I make ‘One Day at a Time’ pendants for Nacoa | Gretel • Get on the reserve list | Big Nacoa Walk 2023 • One Day at a Time Pendants | Gretel’s Metals • 'Someone else's survival guide' | Megan • BBC News | Calls for more funding to help children of alcoholics • Arabella Byrne | The family cycle #LunchtimeLives • Nicky Campbell 'Living with an Alcoholic' listen from 1:04:00 • A letter to Dad and the rest of the world | Megan • Widening Access - Punjabi and/or Sikh Questionnaire • Spiralling Independence | Gemma • Joe Wicks: 'I realised my childhood wasn't normal' • ‘A Story of Hope’ | Julie • Marcus Brigstocke | Fighting to get back to normal • ‘Why Nacoa?’ | by Lottie • Vlog | 'Being the child of an alcoholic and relationships' • Understanding the Child in Me | By Ceri Walker • Nacoa Helpline Information • Intoxicated Darkness | Clare • It’s time we talk honestly about British women and drinking in pregnancy' | Telegraph • And I'll see you again | Kerry • Sarah Drage - 'No one had any idea' #LunchtimeLives • 'The stigma continues, even after they’ve gone…' | Amy • Co-Dependency - Introduction to co-dependency • Early childhood – Alcohol seeps into our lives | Elizabeth • The Hero Child - Family roles • 'The idea of a calm life was not even a possibility for my family' | Abbie • #COA Week Experience | Megan: There is nothing functional about functional alcoholism • BBC News: 'My mum was an alcoholic and it was a massive secret' • Why NSPCC supports #COAWeek • #COAWeek experience | ‘Why COA Week matters to me’ • #COAWeek2022 • #COAWeek2022 experience | 'A year without you' Ellie • Stafford Ward Lecture 2022 – RSVP • Sober Dave - When alcohol becomes too important - #LunchtimeLives • Calls for Alcohol to be removed from supermarket queues • Oatly adverts ‘mocking’ children of alcoholics removed from TV • Jerry Moe | How children make sense of trauma #LunchtimeLives • Volunteer Lily on 'You and Yours' BBC Radio 4 (listen from 30 mins in) • You Would Have Thought We Were Happy | Nicky • The Price We Paid | Katherine • Sophie K | Healing as a COA with complex PTSD • ‘Why I don’t miss my Dad at Christmas’ - Amy • Camilla Tominey on BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live • Covid is a prolonged nightmare for the families of alcoholics - The Times • IN FULL: Emotional Speech from Liam Byrne at Alcohol Harm Debate • Jaz Rai and Piers Henriques - ‘Working together’ • Taking Action on Addiction together this Alcohol Awareness Week • 'Bottling everything up and unable to speak to anybody' | Anon • ‘Letter from mum’ | Victoria • 'Addiction: The Elephant in the Room' | Anon • 'Denial' | Jen • 'A daughter's story' | Claire • 'You're so Lucky' | Beth • It can happen to anyone | Helen • Losing a parent to alcoholism | Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 • Sarah Drage | ‘I am on a mission to destigmatise’ • Motivated to thrive in life | Beth experience story • Inheriting my mother's ruin by Arabella Bryne | The Mail • Manager of FC Union Bristol making a difference • The child of an alcoholic grows older - Dr Tony Rao • Jen Payne | Lunchtime Lives with Josh Connolly • Pokerface • What to do when you are worried about your parent’s drinking - by Piers Henriques from @NacoaUK • David Coldwell - Lunchtime Lives • Claire - Experience post • Hot Mess Mums Club feat. Ceri Walker • BBC The Listening Project - skip to 19 mins • My Dad - by Natalie • ‘To my dad’ poem by Maria • Colleen Perry - #LunchtimeLives • Find Your Oasis Competition • Sunflowers - Ellie’s Experience • Alex Walker - Anxiety as the Hero Child - #LunchtimeLives • Feature: Living with Parental Addiction Research By Jessica Allen-Summers • Metro: My Mother's Alcohol Abuse Gave Me a Real Distrust of Social Drinkers • Caroline Flint - Lunchtime Lives • The Nacoa Helpline - Free confidential advice and support. • 'Listening to you drunk on the phone' - Jayne • Calum Best: ‘I’m proud to be my dad’s son, but I also had an alcoholic parent’- Telegraph • Donate to the Nacoa Helpline • Toby Williams - Lunchtime Lives • 'My mum was an alcoholic and it was a massive secret' - BBC article • Maybe my promise drowned in your bottle - Anon • Lockdown Nell • ‘Let down my disguise’ Lego film • We accepted this as normal-Amy • Calls to helpline for children of alcoholics double in Covid lockdown - The Telegraph • I was told constantly over and over I was “the problem” - Jen Payne • Get chatting to someone who you know will want to listen - Toby Williams • Picture This books • Paper Therapy-Coa edition book, Paper copy • Nacoa Website • Nacoa YouTube • BBC Short Cuts - Call Me (Featuring Nacoa) • Cut gov strategy: BBC: £6m pledge for children of alcoholics • Cut gov strategy: The Guardian: Hunt plans helpline for children of alcoholics after Labour MP's story • Cut gov strategy: Manifesto for Change (2016) - All Party Parliamentary Group for Children of Alcoholics • Cut gov strategy: Labour List: How Children of Alcoholics Changed Politics • Cut gov strategy: Gov.UK: New support to help children living with alcohol-dependent parents • Cut gov strategy: Telegraph: Calls Double to Nacoa Helpline