Healing is possible for you. No matter what you have faced. No. Matter. What. You. Have. Faced. You can heal from your addiction, incest, trauma, sexual assault or rape, cancer, depression, panic attacks, racing and disturbing thoughts, suicide attempts, cutting and other forms of self-injury, bullying and anything else that life may throw your way. … More Your Healing Will Leave Scars
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Did you know that your mind has both an Editor and a DJ? ___ If you were to take one day and live unedited and unscripted I daresay that you would not be a popular person. In most circles, you are expected to edit everything you say and everything you do. Often, editing is a … More 5 Ways to Make Peace With Your Hostile Inner Editor
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Eight things you can do to find healing. ___ Your body, your brain, and your emotional life are primed for healing. If you find yourself stuck in unhealthy patterns, this is not the way you are meant to live. Lately, I’ve been thinking and writing about healing because it can create true and real change. … More How to Heal Your Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
The Pull-Up Principle can teach us some important things about recovery ___ My family got me thinking about Pull-Ups the other day… To clarify, this is not the Pull-Ups you do with the bar, the kind of Pull-Ups that you wear. My wife runs a Preschool and my kid’s volunteer at our church’s preschool program. … More If You Want to Fully Recover, It’s Time to Take off Your Pull-Up
Healing means rebuilding your relationship with joy. ___ En-joi – “To take pleasure in” (something) and “To have or experience” (something good or helpful). Websters Enjoy your life! My wife. What kind of relationship do you have with joy? You know – pleasure, unbridled gladness and internalized happiness? Not happy-smiley optimism… but real-live-joy that breaks through the walls. … More How is Your Relationship with Joy?
If you are in recovery, go ahead and fall in love. Your life may depend on it. ___ Recovery wisdom says that we shouldn’t fall in love in the first year of recovery. The idea is that you need to focus on yourself because the crazy-love feelings will hijack your recovery. Falling in love should … More The Benefits of Falling in Love in Recovery
How can you let go of the past? By embracing it. ___ Things have happened to you that cause you pain. You may also have done other things that cause you pain. How can you embrace what pains you, the anchors that seem to bring you down? In a previous article, I wrote Your past … More Don’t Hate Your Past, Embrace It
Getting High on Recovery 