Life will give you knots, but how will you carry them? ___ We begin our lives with knotted little fists, holding air but furiously empty. As we grow, so do our knots. Over time, our knots move from our hands to our forehead to stomach, to tongue, to soul. Pain becomes larger and deeper. As … More The Many Pains of Full Fisted Living
Yesterday, I wrote about how I hate recovery. You can find that post by clicking here. In the post, I reflected on how recovery is not the best word for what we are trying to accomplish in getting healthy after our substance use, depression, anxiety or other mental illnesses. So I coined a new phrase: … More A New Definition of Recovery: “Uncovery”
I have decided to abandon recovery. Instead, I have embraced my Uncovery. ___ I’m leaving my recovery behind because it’s not working very well. In fact, it sucks. But before we go too far into that, take a moment to consider what we mean by the word recovery. We all know what recovery means, right? … More Do You Want to Know Why I Hate Recovery?
Sometimes it can feel as though life has run over us, and other times it may feel as if life has run away from us. Life seems to have a mind of it’s own and most days, life doesn’t share it’s plans with us. Life rarely fits in with our ideas of how things should … More There is More to Your Life than What You are Experiencing Today
You are not what your mind tells you that you are. You are more. ___ Life seems to have a mind of it’s own and most days, life doesn’t share it’s plans with us. I have heard it said that if you want to know God’s purpose for your life, look backwards. Looking backwards may … More What Can You Do When Your Mind is Not Kind?
For article on how Dwelling on What Was will Rob You of What Is, click on the 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 … More Be Honest, Recovery is not About the Drugs or the Depression
Thank you for reading, commenting and joining my blog! ___ I have written this blog for over three years. I have edited for the Good Men Project for over two years. So far, I have written over 1000 posts for my blog, for GMP, The Mighty, Babble and Talkspace. I have written when well and … More Why Do I Write? I May Not Always Write Well, but I am Writing Myself Well.
For article, “How is Your Relationship With Joy?” Click on the 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 best of … More Childhood Trauma and How To Recover Your Joy
For article, “Yes, I Pray. And yes, I am crazy.” Click on the 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 How Honesty Can Be a Healing Force in Your Life
For article, Depression and My Appointment With a Hole, Click on the 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 best … More I run, I numb. I numb. It returns. Depression.
Getting High on Recovery 