My name is Rikki and I am the child of an alcoholic. My goal with the “Coming Up For Air” is to break the cycle of alcoholism and addiction by aiding in the recovery of others through my personal struggles. There are millions of us around the world who have harbored the pain and guilt of growing up with an alcoholic caretaker. Many have followed suit with patterns of being in abusive relationships with other alcoholics or addicts. I have followed both suffocating paths, seeking knowledge on how to escape my past. When I began learning to accept my past and live in the present wonderful surprises seemed to enchant me at every corner.

Therefore,  my vision for this site is that it will become the one stop shop for all the information and resources you need to find your own path of recovery. This site is intended to be an storyboard of growth, success, trials, and tribulations through personal accounts and decisions made in my life.

If you are like me and ready to take the next step towards your own personal freedom, join me on my personal journey. I hope you will find the stories of recovery, interviews of other children of alcoholics and specialists, tips, resources and words of inspiration as a helping hand each step of the way!

So, if you too find yourself in need of “Coming Up for Air”, you have found the right place. Please have a seat, browse, read, participate and enjoy your path to recovery and happiness.

I welcome you!