Shame – Getting High on Recovery

Take a Week off Facebook and You Will Improve Your Mental Health

December 11, 2017

Danish researchers at the Happiness Research Institute researched 1095 Facebook users and compared regular users to those who took a week off. They found: A better social life. Finding it easier to concentrate. Being in a better mood. Wasting less time. Rather than using Facebook, people used their time to talk to each other, call … More Take a Week off Facebook and You Will Improve Your Mental Health

How to Feel Worthy of Healing and Recovery

October 11, 2017

For article, “I was Addicted to Facebook Likes but I Actually Hated Myself,” 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 … More How to Feel Worthy of Healing and Recovery

How Can You Learn to Love Yourself?

September 7, 2017

Do You Like Yourself in Your Recovery?

August 21, 2017

I Was Addicted to Facebook “Likes” But I Actually Hated Myself

August 10, 2017

What is a worthwhile life? Whatever it is for you, you are worth it. ___ Some days liking myself can be difficult. I think this is why I was addicted to Facebook. “Likes” can feel like a puff of a social media sized cigarette, a shot of nicotine that goes straight for the self-esteem. Someone … More I Was Addicted to Facebook “Likes” But I Actually Hated Myself

Recovery and The Four Lies of Shame

March 1, 2017

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

Perfectionism Will Destroy Your Recovery

January 3, 2017

For article on how relapse can improve your 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 … More Perfectionism Will Destroy Your Recovery

How Relapse has Improved My Recovery

December 28, 2016

A slip made me realize that I have defined recovery as being perfect rather than improving. ___ This post is personal for me. Last week, I had another junk food binge. Christmas is hell on my recovery for a lot of reasons and for me right now, food is a battleground. This time, I … More How Relapse has Improved My Recovery

Peace is Not an Emotion, it is a Stance That You Take Towards Your Life

November 1, 2016

For more on the Uneasy Peace of 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 … More Peace is Not an Emotion, it is a Stance That You Take Towards Your Life

Addiction: Who Are You Without Your High?

January 15, 2016

Choose Your Questions and You Can Change Your Mind ___ Your high might be from drugs, alcohol, sex, exercise, shopping, food, work, being mistake free (perfect), religion, or some other obsession. For me, my high is from the drug of compulsive eating of cookies, chips and chocolate behind closed doors with no one watching. I get high from compulsive … More Addiction: Who Are You Without Your High?

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Getting High on Recovery

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