What songs have inspired you in your recovery? ___ So what describes one person’s experience of addiction? It’s personal. I am a fan of U2. Like me, you may appreciate their body of work, or you may not. But I invite you to consider what their lyrics have to say about the fall into addiction. … More U2: Addiction is So Cruel and Recovery is No Fool
People who live with a substance use disorder or a mental illness are more like us than we know. And that may be just what we may fear ___ (My apologies if the accompanying photo seems overly dramatic. One of my more public addictions is iPhone photo apps…) Most of you have never met me. I … More Most Days I Do Very Well In Spite of My Mental Illness… And So Do You
“Many creative women and men have become successful writers not because of their tortuous mental health but despite it.” Mary Popova, “Creativity and Mental Illness’
It is rare today that we do not hear an opioid-related story in the media. The media attention has brought opioid abuse and drug treatment directly into political and public awareness. Some of this attention is much needed, but with all of the attention, the myths have also grown. These myths matter because myths perpetuate … More 4 Things About Addiction and Recovery That You May Not Know
“Accomplishing goals when in the midst of mental illness is very different than when my mood’s stable for some time or you’ve never wrestled with psychiatric disorder period.” Victoria Maxwell For article, “Four Questions that will set Your Recovery Direction for 2018” click on photo. Photo by Jim Sher
Toxic hope is “good at being good.” Empowering hope is not good nor bad, it is how we live through what feels like the mud and guts of our reality. To learn more about how empowering hope can make your load a little lighter, click on photo.
Depression is not simply a chemical imbalance, nor is it caused by any one issue. For article “What I Learned About Depression from Johann Hari”, click on photo.
Last week, I read a humorous article about how someone hired a “Human Uber” to go to work for him. And then he wrote about it. Human Uber means that you hire someone else to step in for you and they wear a helmet with an iPad screen on the front so that your face … More Can You Uber Your Recovery?
If addiction is unhealthy learning, then how do we “unlearn” our addictions? For article, “What if Addiction is Not a Disease and Your Brain is Not ‘Broken’?”
As someone who lives with depression, I have learned three questions that can help me when depression is beginning to cripple me: What is your life like right now? What is making you feel sad? What changes could you make to help your life feel more tolerable? For article “What I Learned About Depression from … More Three Questions that can Help Someone Who is Facing Depression
Getting High on Recovery 