Rebuilding Trust, One Kept Promise at a Time
Rebuilding trust after addiction takes action, not speeches. Learn how small kept promises, patience, and living amends help repair relationships.
Feelings Aren’t Facts!
Managing emotions in recovery starts with a pause. Learn to name a strong feeling, check the facts, and choose your next move instead of reacting.
Over 40 Years in Human Services Taught Me to Ask One Question About AI: Who Profits From the Data?
This article first appeared on my LinkedIn. I have worked in human services for over 40 years. I’ve witnessed significant change in so many areas of the field. AI is the newest, and the one practitioners argue about most. Here’s where I stand and how I got here. A ZERO percent success rate Early […]
Take a bite out of it!
Some mornings the day looks like a whole meal you’re supposed to finish before lunch. The calls, the inbox, the list that grew overnight. You stare at it and wonder where to even start. Here’s what Sunday’s readings kept telling me: you don’t eat it all at once. You take a bite. Start at the kitchen table […]
Life in Recovery: Finding the Right Words
Recovery from addiction or alcoholism is filled with pivotal conversations – whether it’s opening up to a sponsor, making amends with a loved one, or even just asserting your own needs. It’s really difficult to find the right words in those important moments. I often leave a conversation kicking myself over everything I should have […]
Time Management: The Key to a Balanced Life in Recovery
“The whole secret of freedom from anxiety over not having enough time lies not in working more hours, but in the proper planning of the hours.” — Frank Bettger As individuals in recovery from alcohol and other drugs, we know that maintaining a balanced life is crucial to our success. Time management is an essential […]
Anxiety got you?
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While prescription drugs like Xanax, which belong to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, can be effective in treating anxiety, they are also associated with numerous side effects. They can be challenging to get off of once someone becomes dependent. Furthermore, benzodiazepines […]
Emotional Sobriety
The idea of “twenty-four-hour living” applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284 I believe Bill was sober ten years or more when he discovered a process he titled “Emotional Sobriety.” When I first heard about the […]
BUT
Anything after “But” is bullshit! ~~Unknown I was once in a mutual support meeting and a guy shared about his struggle. The speaker responded with a few words of recovery wisdom. A cross-talk argument has now been engaged, the guy quickly began to defend himself and said “yeah but…” The speaker broke in and quickly […]
Why Yes?
“Say yes to everything” Seth Godin Early on in my recovery journey, I was told to never turn down an opportunity to speak, take a commitment, or help another person in their recovery journey. I have followed that advice with two caveats. If speaking or that commitment would override a more important commitment I previously […]