Stop trying to find yourself. Instead, ask yourself what makes you feel alive? ___ “Without work we will not eat, but without purpose we will not live.“ Almost every day, I meet people who feel as though they have lost themselves. They look in the mirror but who they see is a stranger. They ask, … More Recovery is Not About Drugs or Depression. It is About What Makes You Feel Alive.
For article, “Love Will Change Your Relationship With Fear,” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as an … More Recovery Means that Love is Your Companion
Your emotions, your mistakes, your thoughts do not define you. Your life is bigger than the things you are trying to leave behind. ___ Anger fires through your veins and you just cannot calm yourself down… you feel ready to blow. You make impulsive decisions when you feel overwhelmed. You can be insensitive to other’s … More The 10 Commandments of an Emotionally Intelligent Recovery
For article, “4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as … More I Have Given up Thinking “I Will Be Happy When…” Because the “When” Never Comes
For article, “Chester Bennington: Who Cares if One More Light Goes Out?” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I … More Chester Bennington: I never knew him. In fact, before he died I didn’t even know his name.
For article, “Recovery and How to Build a Bridge to Healing” click on photo above. I write articles about wellness, leadership, parenting and personal growth. My hope is to deliver the best content I can to inspire, to inform and to entertain. Sign up for my blog if you want to receive the latest and … More Recovery is About Building a Bridge from Where You are at to Where You Want to Be
For article, “Do You Want to Know Why I Hate Recovery?,” click on the photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I … More I Have Decided to Abandon Recovery. Instead, I Have Embraced my Uncovery
For article, “Why Expecting Yourself to Always be Better is Ruining Your Life,” click on the photo. I write articles about wellness, leadership, parenting and personal growth. My hope is to deliver the best content I can to inspire, to inform and to entertain. Sign up for my blog if you want to receive the … More Expectations and the Unwinnable War to be Perfect
Two years. That is how long it has been. Two years ago I experienced the worst depression of my life. Sometimes it feels like it’s been 10 years and other times it feels like just yesterday. Depression and mental illness is an ever-living reality for me, just like it is for many people. Recovery is … More 4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life
The death of Chester Bennington has hit me hard because he told my story ___ I never knew him. In fact, before he died I didn’t even know his name. I was drawn to his music and that’s all that mattered at the time. But now I find myself struggling to make sense of his … More Chester Bennington: Who Cares if One More Light Goes Out?
Getting High on Recovery 