By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 9.10.2021 – “Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn Recovery means taking our lives back and although it is challenging, with knowledge, commitment and support we learn to replace our old destructive habits with new, healthier ones. I think we…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 8.27.2021 – When we embark on a life in recovery, we’re routinely making multiple big life changes all at once — changes in living situations, new careers, beginning or ending relationships, taking on new responsibilities, establishing daily routines, and/or budgets — not to mention we’ve just gone through a…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 8.13.2021 – When we come into recovery, we are faced with countless challenges; from admitting the problem, to pursuing treatment, to mending relationships, each stage of recovery and rehabilitation comes with its own set of hurdles. In addition to the more obvious obstacles, we also have to continue to…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 7.2.2021 – When someone is being treated for degenerative disc disease, and their pain returns, do medical professionals refer to the recurrence as a “relapse?” … Never. Seldom with other medical conditions do we use the term “relapse” when the symptoms return. So, why is it that we can’t…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 6.4.2021 – Self-esteem is having “respect for and confidence in one’s own worth or abilities,” and is formed throughout one’s life experiences. These can include childhood experiences, personal successes or failures, and how they have been treated by family, friends, peers, coaches, teachers and anyone else close to them….
By Recovery Coach Daniel 05/28/2021 Balance is a quality that has consistently eluded me in recovery, in all aspects of my life really. The thing about balance is that you don’t know you’re losing it until it is already gone. With so many roles in life, an employee, a student, a son, a brother, a…
