How I Made a Deal to Have Peace Rather than Face Reality

For article on the 10 Ways that you protect yourself from pain and what you can do about it, 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 … More How I Made a Deal to Have Peace Rather than Face Reality

The Most Important Thing About Your Recovery is Knowing What Recovery is Not

Want to know how to recover well? Begin with what NOT to do. ___ What is recovery to you? You may define it as quitting: drinking, smoking, drugs. Or not feeling: depressed, anxious or angry. Or not being: compelled to behave in self-destructive ways. Or making amends. However you define it, your recovery is personal. … More The Most Important Thing About Your Recovery is Knowing What Recovery is Not

Recovery and Why the Best Parts of Your Story are the Sh**y Parts

Has your story gotten the best of you? I doubt it. ___ Your life is not defined by the words that you say, nor are you the sum of your thoughts. What defines you is the stories that you tell yourself and that other people tell about you. How many big words do you know? … More Recovery and Why the Best Parts of Your Story are the Sh**y Parts