Why Your Inner Voice Is So Mean & How It Affects Your Recovery
Angela2024-05-08T13:12:56-05:00May 8th, 2024|Comments Off on Why Your Inner Voice Is So Mean & How It Affects Your Recovery
Why is your inner critic so freakin' mean?? We all have that
Can Quitting Drinking Cause Depression?
Angela2024-05-01T10:36:03-05:00May 1st, 2024|Comments Off on Can Quitting Drinking Cause Depression?
The REAL reason for feeling some depression or symptoms of depression when
3 Things I Would Do If I Was Starting Sobriety Today
Angela2024-04-26T08:12:28-05:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off on 3 Things I Would Do If I Was Starting Sobriety Today
If you find yourself in yo-yo sobriety, and you can’t figure out
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Forgive Yourself
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Cognitive Dissonance: Your Own Mixed Messages
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The Instant Gratification Trap
We so often screw up decisions because we are stuck in seeking instant gratification. You feel bad and you want it to go away right now. You feel a craving and you want to eliminate it this second. You feel
Expectations Are Premeditated Resentments
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Protect Your Sobriety Through Holiday Stress
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When you are transitioning from a drinking life to a sober life you have a lot of questions. Not only about what life will be like, but about a whole bunch of other random stuff that you don't think about
You Can’t Stay Clean If You’re Still Living Dirty
Lying, manipulating, being lazy, avoiding life... that's not a great recipe for clean living. When I think about the person I was in my active addiction, when I was still drinking, and I think about my personality traits and
6 Months Sober
When you are sitting at 1 week sober, or one month sober it can feel like an eternity to get to 6 months. You also have a ton of questions running through your mind about what it's going to be
Toxic Relationship With Alcohol
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We get caught up in the hard work of sobriety and forget to celebrate all the great things that come with the hard work. All the questions about how will people react, worrying about the future, feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable,