Life is funny and growing up is weird. Figuring out who you are is even harder especially when you are battling depression, anxiety and rage.
Continue reading “Crash And Burn”Man’s Best Friend
When I was in third grade, my parents decided we could get a dog! I was beyond excited!! I picked out all your typical kid dog names such as Spot, Roofus, Shadow, Max, etc. We ended up going to a breeder who bred all labradors. My Dad had said to us “Don’t get too excited we don’t know if we will even leave with a puppy today.” My Dad even went through the bit where he says: “That dog won’t be sleeping in our bed when we get it!” I knew though, I knew we were getting our puppy that day.
Continue reading “Man’s Best Friend”Laundry List
A.C.O.A = Adult Children Of Alcoholism. I have done some research into being an ACoA and I found something called the “Laundry List”. This list was adopted into the ACoA world service organization’s official literature. For me it made a lot of little things click in place for me, that I may not have ever connected before. I want to share this laundry list with you and after explain how you can change these traits. This acronym below was created by author John Bradshaw in his book ‘The Family’.
Continue reading “Laundry List”The Lions Breath Movement
Hey everyone! Today is a little different! Today I want to share a podcast that I recently was on! They talk about mental health, fitness, weight loss, etc! I am honored to have been apart of their podcast and to be able to share my story with them and many others! Follow them as well, they have a lot of amazing podcasts with some amazing people, and share amazing content on their social media! There is so much to keep learning and doing! So today please listen to the podcast below and follow along with my journey on The Lions Breath Movement Podcast 🙂 If you would like to follow them their Instagram is @thelionsbreathmovement .
Continue reading “The Lions Breath Movement”Let Them Fall
My Dad had been arrested for drinking and driving. Again. This time it was serious. Don’t get me wrong it’s always serious when you drink and drive. This wasn’t his first OR second time. It was his THIRD! This time his errors came with real consequences. Possible jail time.
Continue reading “Let Them Fall”Continued Night Of Hell
I told you half a story when I wrote about not judging people. If you have not heard the first half, click the link in the previous sentence, because this is the second half of that story. And everything in you is going to want to ignore everything I said in that post, and trust me I understand, because sometimes it makes me waiver too. BUT again addicts do things they would never do sober, and again they don’t ask to be this way no matter how hard it is for us to understand it and see it from a different point of view. Especially when you’re in the thick of it.
Continue reading “Continued Night Of Hell”Signs Of Relapse
“A single episode of drinking isn’t always considered a relapse. It’s often referred to as a slip. It’s possible to slip without relapsing.” – Chris Elkins, MA
Continue reading “Signs Of Relapse”Brain Scan
Dad’s cancer came with a major relapse. we all knew it was coming. Dad was scared and thought he was doing to die. I couldn’t really hold this one against him, although I wished it didn’t always have to be this way.
Continue reading “Brain Scan”Facing It
It’s really hard to bring a lot of my stories back up to the surface. My therapy includes writing out what happened to me, and my family. Some days I can write about a certain moment and be fine…
Continue reading “Facing It”The Deadly “C” Word
I’ll never forget the day I was told my Dad had cancer. It’s not something that ever leaves you. It sticks to you like a small piece of staticky plastic. No matter how hard you try to shake it off it just won’t let go.
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