Perhaps is not fatalism or giving up. It is radical and bad-ass. It is a refusal to give up, it is radical acceptance and defiant hope when life is persistently difficult. Perhaps acknowledges how difficult things are, while you do what you can do to make a change. For more on the power of perhaps, click … More Your Recovery Needs this One Powerful Word
For more about healing and an article guaranteed to bring you 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 … More To Heal, You Need to Recover Your Ability to Have a Little Fun
Addiction is a simple path. Recovering your health will not be easy, but it is usually simple. If it is complicated, it just won’t get done. For more on Addiction: A Simple Path, click on the photo above. I write articles about wellness, leadership, parenting and personal growth. My hope is to deliver the best … More Recovery is Not Easy, But it is Simple
Dr. Seuss is not just for the kids. He has a lot to teach about addiction and mental health. ___ Dr. Seuss wants to talk about addiction and those pesky mental health crises, but not the same thing they are. Kid, you’ll move mountains! That’s where you began. Maybe in pain, or in anger, or … More What Dr. Seuss Can Teach Us About Healing and Recovery
For more about control, power and recovery, 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 my writing. … More Control and Your Mental Health
The Type A person needs to pay attention to their mental health. ___ So why does the Type A personality need to be concerned about their mental health? It’s a good question. Type A’s are driven, successful and talented. But they are also flawed and vulnerable. I am not a Type A person but in my counseling … More Why is the Type A Person’s Mental Health at Risk?
Click photo for article on How to Open Up to Life After a Trauma. 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 Your Trauma Can Open You Up
Click photo for more about the art of healing. 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 my writing. If you like … More How to Experience the Art of Healing
Blinking is an Act of Surrender and It Can Change Your Perspective ___ Have you heard that you live 10% of your waking life with your eyes closed? It’s true. You blink around 28,000 times per day which amounts to about 10% of your waking hours. (If you sleep for 8 hours, you are awake … More Did You Know That Blinking Will Open Your Mind?
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
Getting High on Recovery 