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It happened again. The dreaded meet-n-ditch. Someone met me for coffee, we discussed collaborative initiatives, then not long after...radio silence. My texts were read but unanswered. For days I could only focus on one question: "What did I do?" I found myself sitting at my laptop, staring out ...

Dec 25, 2024

Conscious Sobriety Journaling

The mandatory 72-hour hold was coming to an end. Had it been three days? It felt like I had lived in this hospital for months. Read more about my experience in a mental facility here. It is amazing what clarity can result from spending three days cut off from the world. I had conducted a life rev...

Dec 25, 2024

Time for Ascension

Wake up.You're sleeping.Life is happening.Who is controlling you? Let's take your recovery from the 3rd to the 5th dimension. 👇 Sober but bored.Sober but disassociated. You're a non-playing character. Each day is just the like last. Don't you want more? Most people live on auto-pilot (built-in ...

Dec 25, 2024

Invert the Drama Triangle to Upgrade Your Recovery

Using the drama triangle, this newsletter applies those principles to the addict's journey and offers an inverted triangle to supplement the recovery process. ______________________________________________________ I can remember many nights of pulling into the driveway after a long day of work. A...

Dec 25, 2024

Compassion for Addict Parents (even the dead ones)

I turned the engine off after parking in my dad’s driveway and stared at the half-opened front door. This was one of my many daily stops to clean up after him and make sure he had everything he needed. This was also a daily ritual of bracing myself emotionally for whatever scene awaited me behind...

Dec 21, 2024

When the Why Matters

If you'd rather watch the video version here ya go: Addiction can be distilled into one sentence. A sentence formulated by impressions. Impressions that were incorrectly interpreted as truth. A truth that was imprinted on the subconscious. A subconscious that orchestrated reality. Sure, it is...

Dec 21, 2024

Self-Actualized Recovery

After an addict has slammed into rock bottom, the definition of “better life” is a low bar. Oftentimes, folks in recovery tend to settle for mediocrity because at baseline, at least they aren't using, right? Wrong. Quitting the substance does not immediately solve your problems and make you happy...

Dec 21, 2024

Exert Agency over Your Addiction

If you want to skip reading and watch the video version, here ya go: The experience of the self is always a defeat of the ego. – Carl Jung Close your eyes and clear your thinking. Now ask your nervous system to bring up the most impactful memories from your childhood. As they crystalize insi...

Dec 21, 2024

Take Control of Your Life - One Breath at a Time

How to use HeartMath in recovery. Do you feel like your life is out of control? As if you are at the mercy of everyone and everything outside of yourself? It is time to step into your power. Life in addiction recovery can feel like drowning in the ocean; incredibly overwhelming, hard to breathe, ...

Dec 21, 2024

8 Ways to Leverage Holiday Family Triggers

Does the thought of spending time with your family cause your stomach to knot? Here are 8 ways to fall in love with being triggered during the holidays: Relapses reach their highest percentage of the year during the holiday season. Being exposed to family members stirs up deeply ingrained trigg...

Dec 21, 2024

4 Ways to Improve Inner Child Work

An addict will never feel good enough without inner child work. 12 Steps are complete.Rehab is conquered.Therapy is continuing.Meetings are chipping. But, you still feel:Unworthy.Small.Incomplete. Sound familiar? Dopamine spikes resulting from sober achievements fueled my momentum for the firs...

Dec 20, 2024

7 Signs You Are a Wounded Healer

Ever consider there being a specific purpose behind your addiction experience? What if the breakdown of your life was an initiation for a higher purpose? Quitting the substance does not magically provide direction for your life. Sobriety can feel void of purpose until you’ve connected meaning t...

Dec 19, 2024

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