Sometimes miracles happen. Perfect days. Amazing experiences. Healing. But then you are left with a basket of broken fish. Broken fish? There is a story in the New Testament where Jesus performs a miracle to feed a large crowd. I don’t often write about the bible or specifically about Jesus. If you are not religious, … More What Can You Do When All that You Have Left is Brokenness?
Why is it that we become so busy thinking that we forget to breathe? ___ How we are in relationship to our thoughts and emotions can make a huge difference in the quality of our lives and our health, both in the present moment and over time. Jon Kabat-Zinn How good is your mind with … More 7 Ways to Build a New Relationship With Your Thoughts
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 Fixing Yourself will Ruin Your Happiness
For article, “I was Addicted to Facebook Likes but I Actually Hated Myself,” 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 … More How Can You Learn to Love Yourself?
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, “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
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
For article, “I was Addicted to Facebook Likes but I Actually Hated Myself,” 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 … More Do You Like Yourself in Your Recovery?
For article, “Are You at War with Your Pain or with the People in Your Life?” 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, … More Can You Learn from Your Pain Rather than Lashing Out?
Getting High on Recovery 