This reflection gave rise to this series, in which Katrien speaks candidly with people who have struggled with alcohol addiction for a long time. She meets five individuals of varying ages, from their twenties to their seventies, all of whom have stopped drinking. Some made this decision long ago, while others are newly in recovery or still grappling with it. How did they overcome their addiction? What role did their environment play? And how do they cope with a society where alcohol is omnipresent? Katrien also speaks with experts to find answers to her questions. For instance, does something like an addiction gene exist? And is alcohol really such a harmful substance? Through these conversations, she seeks to gain a different perspective on her father and on all those struggling with addiction—a perspective “beyond all shame.”