The first thirty days of sobriety can be rough. Like, want to pull your hair out and scream into a pillow "rough." You're going to need to be prepared to tackle both the physical and emotional challenges that await you. When I first stopped …
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You may have heard the term “gaslighting” bandied about in today’s discourse. It is a psychological term used to describe a very specific type of manipulation style in which a person attempts to make another person or group of people doubt their own …
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On December 19, 2016 (for what felt like the millionth time) I decided I was done with alcohol. Nada mas. It had wreaked havoc on my life in more ways than I could count. My health was deteriorating, my weight was skyrocketing, I was depressed, …
Are you tired of your own bullshit? I'm sure you'd agree that we all have our "stuff" we're trying to handle. But some people are doing a much better job than the rest of us at breaking their bad habits. When I first got sober, I had a lot going …
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I've done a lot of moving in my adult life: Indiana, to Atlanta, back up to Indiana. down to Miami, back up to Brooklyn, and way over to Abu Dhabi. Was it a nomadic spirit and desire for adventure that led me to all of these places? Of …
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I recently listened to a Ted Talk by Judson Brewer about how to break bad habits. If you're reading this right now, chances are you have a bad habit that you would like to break. He talked about using mindfulness as a strategy to break bad habits, a …
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