Dawn Clancy | The Fix

Dawn Clancy is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Fix, The Establishment, Dame Magazine and others. Her website is growingupchaotic.com.

abuse

Dear Daddy, Why Didn't You Protect Me?

adult child

For My Mother, Putting Down the Alcohol Wasn't Enough

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daddy

An End to the Parent-Child Role Reversal: Taking Care of Me

family

Coming to Terms with My Mother's Mental Illness

Family

How I Became an Only Child

adult children

5 Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics

My Cat Saved My Life

Loving My Brother from a Distance

AA Cults I Have Known

A couple of years ago I went to the Atlantic Group in New York. It was springtime, and the moneyed...

How Fentanyl Hysteria Leads to Harmful and Ineffective Drug Laws

My only experience with fentanyl was when I was pregnant. I was on a hospital bed writhing in agony...

Wife Of Creed Singer Blames Drug Use For His Very Public Meltdown

Scott Stapp sold nearly 50 million albums as the lead singer of Creed and amassed a $30 million...

Michael Phelps Is Out of Rehab and Into the Pool

Michael Phelps is out of rehab and staying sober. The Olympic swimmer recently completed his stint...

Is AA at Fault for the Murder of One of its Members?

On September 18, 2014 a three-year long court case involving a woman who died by the hands of a man...