Next week, I look forward to selecting my class schedule for a new master's program. Work and recovery schedules make it possible to balance a full-time grad school program. 2021-2022 was full of changes and it was rough. I remind myself of the bigger picture, but the losses and reality checks were pretty painful. Grateful … Continue reading Except When To Do So Would Injure Them or Others
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8000 Days Sober
Commemorating 8000 days sober today, including weekends and holidays. Thankful for His grace, recovery family & friends for 8000 days, 262.83 months, and 21.9 years of clean time, sobriety time, recovery time. #soberyall #soberliving #sobergirlsociety #sobrietyrocks #cleanandserene #womeninrecovery #vetsinrecovery #8000daysclean #thankfullness #sobersaturday
Time for a Gratitude List
In my recovery community, we place a strong emphasis on feeling grateful. In fact, I feel as if a majority of the meetings throughout November are primarily about gratitude. Today I felt a little blah. Thinking about a few painful memories and needed a boost. Thought back to my early recovery days when it was … Continue reading Time for a Gratitude List
Coaching & the Recovery Journey
Many years ago, I met Laura, a volunteer social worker who worked as a crisis therapist. She caught my attention at age 24 when I felt angry, hopeless, and full of fear. My present moment and future felt bleak. Newly sober resident who lived in a halfway house with thirteen other women, all I could … Continue reading Coaching & the Recovery Journey
12-Step Recovery and Other Support Groups
Are you a person in recovery attending recovery support groups? Are you someone who needs recovery supports? Plenty of options are available and free. People, like myself, who speak the same language volunteer their time to manage the groups. In one recovery program, people identify this as the language of the heart. Mutual help organizations … Continue reading 12-Step Recovery and Other Support Groups