“Knowing and Knowing are two different things”. This is a catch phrase of sorts that I started using years ago. My meaning behind the saying goes as follows: First I have an indication of what a task will mean emotionally for me during the time of initial contemplation. Then the epiphanies that come surging along…
Recovery over the years has had multiple meanings and pathways. I always loved the thought of a kaleidoscope describing mine. Bits and pieces blending from darkness to light creating beauty from shards of a broken past molded into a new vision before me. It’s a lifetime of ripple effects stemming from daily decisions with the…
Language matters! Speaking highly of yourself and surrounding your daily experiences with compassion creates a safe foundation for healing. The way you speak to yourself, and the language of those interacting with you, has an impact on your ability to mend. Think passion, power, and purpose. You have the power within yourself to live your…
New leaves born from roots are unsettled in anticipation. How long for the process to be complete and feel radiant without desperation. A reminder of how the mind and heart must overcome to become one. Steady the pace and catch up to one another. The former self that overshadows, acting as the guide alongside your…
Healing from addiction comes with the gift of finding oneself, but unfamiliar is the feeling of loss and grief. Air escapes from the tired cracks worn around your soul, for it’s time to breathe again. The once sturdy bones perceived to never yield, now aching so deeply will mend once more. Memories foggy in nature,…
By Recovery Coach Michelle At a time in the season where storms and quiet collide, many of us struggle emotionally alongside the winter season. Often self-reflection is forced in hibernation, struggles surface within the storms and the feeling of change digs from within our daily monologue. Trees during fall have shed away in anticipation of…
