By Haley Kennedy, Lead Recovery Coach — 9.25.2020 — When my colleagues and I first brainstormed up this idea of Recovery Corner, my very own blog, I had this image of a space where I could share my personal experiences and beliefs in hopes to reach or help others. Somehow, maybe because of the onset of the pandemic, I took a turn […]
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Recovery Ted Talks
7 Must Watch Recovery Ted Talks By Haley Kennedy, Lead Recovery Coach — 8.28.2020 — There is often an enormous stigma around addiction and recovery in our culture, despite everything we know and continue to learn. It can cause people to suffer in silence and delay getting help. And something I don’t think is common practice in society, is to […]
How to get “Unstuck”
“I don’t know what to do.” “I’m in a rut.” “I feel stuck.” If this is something that you are feeling right now, I want you to know that you are not alone. When nothing exciting is happening and I can’t take any steps forward and change things, I get frustrated and depressed… Given that […]
Checking in Rather Than Checking out
It’s not the lack of awareness that makes me feel like my life is on overload, but rather feeling like I’m caught in a whirlwind created by forces beyond my control. Playing catch up, running around and feeling stressed out most of the time takes its toll on me. It affects my health, my mood, […]
Building Resilience
Resilience is defined as the capacity to cope with, recover from, or adjust easily to misfortune or change despite setbacks, barriers, or limited resources. Well in my opinion, that definition explains the first six months of 2020. Would you agree? If you ask me, I cannot imagine a more valuable skill, for success and happiness […]
“The opposite of addiction is connection.”
A huge part of the disease of addiction is isolation. So, what does that mean for the recovery community during a pandemic? I have a personal and professional fear on this topic… In my personal life, as an individual in recovery, I attend numerous twelve-step meetings, as well as support groups and I depend on […]