How To Prepare For Your Comeback Season In Sobriety
It’s almost time to rise and shine. Finally, right?! It feels like we’ve been in hibernation for eons. And maybe it has been a long time coming. Maybe the Universe/God placed you in isolation for years so you could heal and grow. Whatever the case, you know something good is coming. You can feel it- […]
If You’re Too Ashamed To Begin Your Healing Journey, Try This
There’s a type of loneliness that comes with shame- the type where you hide the pain behind the smile in your eyes. Only you know that the spark is gone. The flame within was diminished so long ago that you can’t remember the last time you felt alive other than your pain reminding you you’re […]
Remaining True To Yourself After Betrayal
“I shouldn’t be so nice and kind-” I’ve heard this sentiment so many times throughout the years. I’ve also never agreed with it to an extent. I believe in distance when someone is toxic, especially the ones who are impossible to even have a basic conversation with. It gets to a point that you know […]
Which Truth Are You Living?
We have two truths- the ones that hold us back and the ones that help us to grow and flourish. Those truths don’t just define our self-worth, our character, and our values. We become those truths and they create our reality. If those truths are disempowering, and about 70% of them are, we become passive […]
Try This Exercise When You’re Feeling Down
You know that feeling you get when negativity or the past surfaces- you don’t really know what to do with it? You want to feel it, but you also feel like you’ve felt it so many times that you don’t want to deal with it again. There’s also this blurry line between going with the […]
Seven Tips To Make Your Recovery Journey Easier
Sobriety can feel so confusing and complicated, especially when you don’t know what to do or which way to go. We know we have to change the relationship with ourselves but it’s difficult because we’re also strangers to ourselves. So, we second guess and overthink every little thing for fear of making a mistake. Which […]
30 Day Holistic Sobriety Challenge: Reconnect To Your Mind, Body & Soul
In honor of the spring equinox, I wanted to do a 30 day holistic sobriety challenge. It’s a time of rebirth and renewal and what better way to honor that than one tip a day to help us transform mind, body, and soul. This was inspired by the Sober Weekly Tips I have on Pinterest […]
Say Yes To Yourself
I think one of the hardest things for us when we get sober is that we don’t look at it as a blessing or an answered prayer. Instead, we approach sobriety from a place of needing to atone for who we are. Because it doesn’t feel like a blessing and even if it is an […]
What I’ve Learned Being The Family Scapegoat
One thing that’s so hard to forget is seeing the sparkle in someone’s eyes when they inflict harm on you. It’s almost inconceivable so you blame yourself for their actions and stay. Because when you’ve been indoctrinated to be ashamed of your own existence, you end up begging for love from all the wrong people. […]
How To Let Go When You Romanticize The Past
Growing up, my mother would throw out whatever she decided I didn’t need anymore- toys, clothes, presents from friends and family. I had no say in what got thrown out and most of the time, I didn’t even know because I was at school. One time, I came home and our dog of eight years […]