Recently, I was counselling a mother of two whose 16 year old son is using substances and currently not living at home. She talked about her own personal experience with trauma and abuse and how she went through her own substance use in her late adolescence. She looked at me and said, “I have learned … More Everything in Your Life is “D.E.A.L.Able”
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 Recovery is the Wrong Word for What We are Trying to Do with Our Lives
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 Instead of Recovering Yourself, Try Uncovering Yourself
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
Yesterday, I wrote about how I hate recovery. You can find that post by clicking here. In the post, I reflected on how recovery is not the best word for what we are trying to accomplish in getting healthy after our substance use, depression, anxiety or other mental illnesses. So I coined a new phrase: … More A New Definition of Recovery: “Uncovery”
I have decided to abandon recovery. Instead, I have embraced my Uncovery. ___ I’m leaving my recovery behind because it’s not working very well. In fact, it sucks. But before we go too far into that, take a moment to consider what we mean by the word recovery. We all know what recovery means, right? … More Do You Want to Know Why I Hate Recovery?
For more on how your past is not a problem, but a perspective 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 … More Maybe it’s time to put the past behind you?
Getting High on Recovery 