For article on how The Healing Power of Silence in 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 … More How the Science of Silence Will Heal You
Addiction and the Naturally Lit personality ___ She describes herself as “Naturally Lit.” Then she went on to list her personality traits: I am doing well and then somehow I manage to screw things up I move from not giving a shit to fanaticism I’m either really good or really bad I can be impulsive … More Has Your Parent’s Addiction Hurt You? Here is What You Can Do About it.
Learning to take healthy, positive risks is one factor in being a healthy, thriving person. ___ I have a problem with hanging onto things too long. One summer when I was a teenager, I went camping with a friend and his family to Kalamalka Lake in beautiful British Columbia. On the lake, there is a … More In Recovery, Risk is Both Your Enemy and Your Friend
This is the way to lift your destructive moods ___ Today, I wish that I could just take my moods and flush them down the toilet. A mood has hit me and it’s just unexplainable. You can put labels on your moods, like angry or sad or pissed off or reflective or happy. Today I … More Recovery and Your No Good, Terrible, and Very Bad Moods
In recognition of Brain Awareness Week, I am re-featuring a guest article on how Our Brains are Sick, but that is Okay. Click on the photo above to read more of Talk of the Taylor’s excellent article! This week, keep your brain healthy. Get outside and go for a walk, talk to a friend, or … More Brain Awareness Week: Our Brains are sick, but that’s OK
A diagnosis does not have to be the end, it can be a new beginning. ___ I live with depression, but my diagnosis is not who I am. You and I are much greater than any illness or diagnosis that we may have received. “Diagnosis.” It’s just one word, but it is powerful. Getting a … More Become Your Diagnosis and Your Diagnosis Will Become You
The art of recovery ___ Recovery is about just doing the work? True. But Perhaps… Perhaps recovery is also An Art. Consider this… The moment a viewer recognizes a painting as beautiful, it transforms from an object into a work of art. The act of looking, then, becomes a creative process, and the viewer becomes … More To Recover, You Must Be Willing to See
Your difficult moods have a gift for you: They will make the good days stand out. ___ How are you today, how is your mood? The trouble with moods are that they can move up and down faster than the Stock Market after a new President takes over. The trouble with moods are that they … More Depression is Like a Monkey in Your Mind
For article on how how In Recovery, Your Destination is NOT Your Destiny, 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 … More Recovery is Important, but No One Says that You Need to Be So Serious
Steve Austin shares how healthy self care helped him to let go of shame ___ Steve Austin is not who you think he is. No, he’s not a wrestler. He has come to learn that his life is not together and that is okay. Despite being a pastor in his church, he openly admits that … More Recovery and The Four Lies of Shame
Getting High on Recovery 