Category Archives: recovery
The Cycle Ends with Me: Part One, On Paper
*I have wanted to share on this topic for a looooong time and realized in finally starting this piece that it has grown substantially from when I initially began making notes a couple of years ago, so l feel it … Continue reading
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Can’t Hope Him Sober
Hope is strong. It has the power to push a lost person onward to face another day, bring a broken soul back from the cusp of death, or be that life raft when it feels like things are at the … Continue reading
Piss Off, Perfect
Perfect. Perfection. Perfectionism. Perfectionist. What do these words conjure up in your head? For me, it is mainly peoples’ faces, going waaay back to First Grade. The “perfect” work was the only student work hung on the bulletin board, and … Continue reading
2nd Annual Recovery Gift Guide: Still Don’t Give Me Cash
Happy Joyful December! The holidays are officially in full swing, and of course I am still shopping for my friends and family, unlike some of you who were done in July (no, seriously, these people really do exist!). And can … Continue reading
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Bitch Won’t Kill My Vibe
I’ve worked pretty damn hard over the past four-ish years to get down with my Zen self. I used to be loud, rude, and mean because it was “funny” I guess; got me attention. Now that behavior makes me cringe, … Continue reading
Love is the Answer
The morning of September 11, 2001 I was awoken by my T.V. alarm which happened to be tuned to CNN. I sat up and stared in disbelief at video footage of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. I … Continue reading
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Tagged aa, Al-Anon, anxiety, celebrate recovery, codependent, depression, detachment, family, na, spirituality
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Seven Thieves of Joy
Happiness. Something that seems incredibly simple to attain, yet most people fail miserably on their contentment quests. I have found in analyzing my character traits and behavior over the past few years, that I have many road blocks on my … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Anon, anxiety, celebrate recovery, detachment, family recovery, spirituality
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Life Changes are a B*tch
I know at 32 I haven’t had as many major life changes as lots of people older and even younger than myself, but I have still had a few, all of which have kicked my ass. I watch some people … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction family, anxiety, depression, family recovery, mental health, self improvement, spirituality
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My Story Definitely Isn’t Over
As you surfed social media today, you probably noticed a plethora of postings featuring people proudly displaying their super-cool semicolon tats while making the declaration, “My Story Is Not Over” #SemicolonProject416. Well, I am not hip and cool enough to actually … Continue reading
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Tagged alcholism, anxiety, depression, family recovery, self discovery, self improvement
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Finding Passion and Purpose Through Pain and Confusion
Today is Black Balloon Day 2016 . A day that was created to remember those who passed from drug overdose deaths this past year, as well as to bring awareness to the drug epidemic. I am grateful as of this day, … Continue reading
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