“Why not?”
Journal Entry: 7/10/19: I remembered I wanted an ice block at my wedding for $300 and dad said "Absolutely not." I have had many times during my life when I…
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“Why not?”
Snapshot from being Grateful for where I am in Sobriety
6/23/19 - Activities with Maddie that wouldn’t have happened if not for being sober: Took nap together yesterday on the couch- her in my left armFell asleep on the couch…
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Snapshot from being Grateful for where I am in Sobriety
“Our addiction problem is really a trauma problem”
This one-liner gets repeated over and over in the rooms of recovery. In order to dive deeper into it, I compiled a little research below. Yes, it really helps me…
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“Our addiction problem is really a trauma problem”
Big T’s and Little T’s – “What doesn’t go well for me, goes well for me”
In recovery, I'm learning that in the moment many things feel like they are not going well for me. When I look back on each and every one of those…
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Big T’s and Little T’s – “What doesn’t go well for me, goes well for me”
Benefits Study of Fish Oil
1. May Support Heart Health https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-benefits-of-fish-oil#section1 Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide (7Trusted Source). Studies show that people who eat a lot of fish have much lower…
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Benefits Study of Fish Oil
Bottom Line Behaviors
During my podcast today, I shared recapped what Top Line Behaviors are in order to fully explain what Bottom Line Behaviors are and how they are completely independent of anyone…
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Bottom Line Behaviors
Top Line Behaviors
Top Line Behaviors- "Top Lines" are healthy behaviors and activities we replace for our old unhealthy patterns. We can't get sober and simply stop our destructive behavior in a vacuum. We can take creative…
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Top Line Behaviors
Discovering Validation and Approval Addictions
While healthy doses of listening to others approval is healthy, however I am learning through my Inner Child Healing therapy that one can have an issue with going to any…
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Discovering Validation and Approval Addictions
Working on Healing the Inner Child
This week, I heard in a meeting how someone "invited their inner child into the conversation" and another person said "I took a walk with my inner child today and…
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Working on Healing the Inner Child
Daily Routine- My Journal Template
Every morning, I have gotten into a solid routine of "doing my numbers." In my recovery program, they say "God is in the numbers" and I wholeheartedly agree with that…
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Daily Routine- My Journal Template