Tag: healing
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Discovering the Inner Landscape: Exploring Emotions on the Road to Healing
Today, let’s explore the transformative process of learning to sit with and work through our big emotions. In our quest for comfort and stability, it’s natural to resist or avoid uncomfortable emotions. However, true growth and healing lie in our willingness to engage with and understand our emotions. This blog post will delve into the…
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The Art of True Rest: Numbing vs. Nurturing
Today, let’s embark on a journey of self-reflection as we explore the crucial distinction between true rest and numbing or distracting behaviors. In our pursuit of relaxation and decompression, it’s essential to recognize the difference between intentional rest and mindless numbing. This blog post will delve into the importance of nurturing activities, the dangers of…
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Radical Honesty: The Key to True Recovery
Today, let’s explore a foundational element of our recovery journey—an unwavering commitment to total honesty. As we navigate the transformative path of healing, it’s crucial to shed the weight of secrets, half-truths, and white lies that may have plagued our past. In this blog post, we will delve into the importance of radical honesty, the…
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The Art of Rest: Nurturing Your Recovery Journey
Today, let’s delve into a crucial aspect of our recovery journey that often goes overlooked—rest. In our pursuit of growth and transformation, it’s easy to overlook the need for intentional breaks to restore our minds, bodies, and spirits. We’ll explore the importance of rest, how to identify burnout, and practical strategies for incorporating rest and…
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The Ever-Unfolding Path: Normalizing the Evolution of Recovery
Today, let’s embark on a journey of discovery and growth as we explore the truth about recovery—it is an evolution. As we begin to heal and find stability, we often uncover new areas that need work and embrace fresh opportunities for personal growth. Let’s break through the misconception that recovery is a one-time fix, and…
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Staying Grounded: The Dangers of Disconnecting from Our Addiction Realities
Today, let’s address an important topic that often goes unspoken—the danger of becoming disconnected from the realities of our past addiction. As we accumulate time in sobriety, there’s a risk of losing touch with the struggles and vulnerabilities we once faced. This disconnect can lead to hardness of heart, a reluctance to support newcomers, and…
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Unveiling the Shadows: Understanding and Managing Transfer Addictions
Today, let’s explore a topic that often lurks in the shadows of our healing journey—transfer addictions. While we work towards freeing ourselves from one destructive habit, it’s essential to be aware of the potential for these addictive behaviors to manifest in other areas of our lives. Together, we will shed light on transfer addictions, learn…
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Reigniting Your Recovery Journey
Today, let’s have an honest conversation about a topic that affects many of us at some point in our journey—stagnation in recovery. It’s essential to recognize the dangers of complacency and the potential for relapse when we allow our recovery to become stagnant. But fear not, for we can reignite the flames of our recovery…
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From Personal Growth to Empowering Others: Navigating the Journey of Supporting Women in Recovery
As we continue on our journey of recovery, we may reach a point where we feel a strong desire to extend our support and help other women who are also seeking healing. However, it is essential to approach this journey with caution, ensuring that we maintain our own sobriety and well-being while empowering others. Today,…
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Breaking Free from the Cycle: Reclaiming Self-Respect in Recovery
Today, let’s delve into a sensitive but important topic—the way we allow ourselves to be treated by those we may have hurt during our addiction. It’s time to challenge the notion that we deserve mistreatment as a form of penance for our past. Together, we’ll explore the complexities of guilt and shame, offer practical advice…
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