As we’re healing from our addictions and mental health issues, one of the challenges we commonly find ourselves up against is learning how to be more patient with ourselves. We’ve lived lives of being impatient, of rushing, of desperately wanting to make changes and feeling frustrated when we’re unable to. We grow increasingly uneasy, restlessRead More
As we’re working to recover, we start to discover that for many of us, our addictions are our way of distracting ourselves from the pain we’re unable to confront and heal within ourselves. Sometimes it’s the pain of our childhoods we’re most trying to distract ourselves from. Many of us experienced some form of traumaRead More
One of the things we learn as we’re working to heal our mental and emotional health issues, including our addictions, is just how powerful our subconscious mind really is. We often aren’t aware of the inner workings of our minds. We pay more attention to our conscious thoughts, actions and beliefs, not realizing that theRead More
The work of recovery is daunting, intimidating and scary for many of us, and oftentimes the hardest part of the process for us is the personal transformation we know we’ll have to undergo. Why do we fear this transformation? What are we so afraid of? Many of us are afraid of doing the work toRead More
The recovery process can be a difficult one, as we’re trying to take everything we’ve learned and apply it conscientiously to our lives so that we can be happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. This is a daunting process, and it can be intimidating, overwhelming and emotional for us. We’re literally beginning a new chapter inRead More
When we’re in recovery, we sometimes have a tendency to stop taking our sobriety as seriously as we once did, and to grow complacent when we see just how far we’ve come in our journey. Even though we’ve overcome huge obstacles and made great strides in our recovery, we want to stay committed to makingRead More
Sometimes we think of working with affirmations as repeating empty, meaningless statements that we don’t actually believe. We don’t have faith in the things we’re saying, so we doubt their effectiveness and their ability to help us heal. We might start repeating affirmations and practice them for a little while, thinking we’ll notice change immediatelyRead More
Our struggles with addiction and mental illness make it very hard for us to reach out for the support we need. We resist asking for help because we’re prideful, because we’re afraid to be seen as weak or vulnerable, and because we don’t feel ready to do the hard work it takes to get sober.Read More
Our struggles with addiction and mental illness have a way of overtaking our entire lives, robbing us of our joy and our sense of self. We feel lost, confused and disconnected from ourselves. Our mental and emotional pain cause us to feel empty, distraught and inconsolable. When we are in this place of suffering, itRead More
Our struggles with addiction can rob us of our joy and our ability to enjoy our lives fully. We find it increasingly hard to live in the moment. We’re so consumed with our drugs of choice and how we’ll score our next high that we lose sight of the many blessings and opportunities in ourRead More