Author Sophie Calon in Conversation with Nacoa's Piers Henrique: Growing up around addiction and breaking the silence at work
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What happens when addiction hides in plain sight?
In this moving episode, Darryl Cooke is joined by author Sophie Calon and Dr Piers Henriques from Nacoa, the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, in a conversation chaired by Dr Zoe Lambert.
In this discussion, Sophie reads from her moving debut memoir Long Going, which reflects on the complex experience of being the child of an alcoholic, and what happens when leadership, success, and addiction collide. Dr Henriques, provides vital insight into the lifelong effects of alcoholism on families and why speaking openly about these experiences can be transformative.
This episode was recorded live at House of Books & Friends in Manchester.
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