Daily Affirmations for Adult Children of Alcoholics »

Rokelle Lerner is one of the most sought after speakers and trainers on relationships, women's issues and addicted family systems. She has inspired audiences throughout the world with her expertise and her ability to address difficult topics with insight, humor, and astounding clarity.

She has received numerous awards for her work with children and families including Esquire magazine's "Top 100 Women in the U.S. Who Are Changing the nation." Rokelle has consulted with foreign governments, U.S. agencies, corporations, schools and hundreds of individuals on boundaries, addiction and relationship problems. Rokelle has appeared as a guest consultant on many television shows such as Oprah, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and 20/20. Her articles and interviews have been featured in The Washington post, New York Times, Los Angeles times, Newsweek, Time, People Magazine, and Parents Magazine.

The messages that we give to ourselves are the most important messages we hear. The internal briefings and conversations we hold determine our attitudes, our behavior and the course of our lives. If, as children, we were criticized and shamed, our internal dialogue will be self-deprecating. If we are used to large doses of self-imposed sarcasm and negative reviews of our daily performance, we gradually mutilate our self-esteem, our creativity and our spirit.

As adult children of alcoholics, we can continue to remain in the past and believe the negatives that we were taught; or we can change our beliefs with affirmative thoughts that can set us free into better and more expansive experiences. What we choose to believe will ultimately rule our world.

Affirmations are a way to wake us up--to make us fully conscious and aware of the daily choices we make. And, as we learn to direct our thoughts, our feelings and behavior will naturally follow.