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Drain Pain
No, I don’t mean a clogged kitchen sink or a shower stall that empties slowly. I’m talking about allowing people, places and things to slowly and insidiously creep in and begin sucking the soul,...
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Remembering To Be Happy
I like making lists; I have for many years. If I get it out of my head and down on paper, it frees my mind to think about something else. Less anxiety; not so much worrying about What did I forget?...
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You’re Not a Survivor Anymore
Many years ago, I asked a fellow therapist what the one thing was that hallmarked the unhappy state of being many of us have come to label as codependency. “It’s the Karpman Drama Triangle,” he said....
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Gratitude Focus
I’ve heard it said that we never need to do anything that we won’t be given the power and strength to do. That’s true. But sometimes to get past our fear and nervousness, we need a little push. We can...
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Choosing Positive Affirmations for Recovery
One of our choices in recovery is choosing what we want to think—using our mental energy positively. Positive mental energy, positive thinking, does not mean we think unrealistically or revert to...
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Accepting Uncertainty and Waiting for When the Time Is Right
There are times when we simply do not know what to do, or where to go, next. Sometimes these periods are brief, sometimes lingering. We can get through these times. We can rely on our program and the...
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Making Every Day a Day to Remember
The year has sped by; time is relative and 2016 has, relatively speaking, passed quickly. As we approach the end of the year and many of us (depending on our religious beliefs) enter the holiday...
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Look at Your Life and Celebrate
Look at your life. Look back at the path that you’ve walked this far and celebrate! One of the joys of walking to the top of a mountain is looking back at how far you’ve come. It’s wonderful to stand...
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Music to Help You Feel Better When Feelin’ Bad
Tracks to Feel Better About Feeling Bad: Calling All Angels by The Celtic Angels I Won’t Let Go by Rascal Flatts I’ll Be There by The Escape Club To Love Somebody by The Bee Gees Life is Eternal by...
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Heal Yourself
Infuse healing energy into yourself, into your being. For too long, we’ve been attracted to things that drain us, exhausting our body, depleting our soul. That time has passed. The world is a spa, a...
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Remember to Be Happy
The sign hangs on the wall of a bagel shop: “Don’t forget to be happy.” Sometimes we get so bogged down in dealing with feelings, issues, problems—the realities and details of our lives—we forget to...
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Responsibility for Ourselves
Caretaking: the act of taking responsibility for other people while neglecting responsibility for ourselves. When we instinctively feel responsible for the feelings, thoughts, choices, problems,...
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See for Yourself
I have a friend who likes to hike and backpack. He always takes beautiful pictures of the places that he visits. After one trip he was telling me about a camp high in the California Sierras while...
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Learn to Nurture and Be Nurtured
It was a quiet morning. I was holed up in a hotel room at the mouth of Bryce Canyon, working on this book. Working on my life. I stayed in bed for a while— thinking, pondering, wondering . Finally I...
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Accepting Uncertainty and Waiting for When the Time Is Right
There are times when we simply do not know what to do, or where to go, next. Sometimes these periods are brief, sometimes lingering. We can get through these times. We can rely on our program and the...
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Making Every Day a Day to Remember
The year has sped by; time is relative and 2016 has, relatively speaking, passed quickly. As we approach the end of the year and many of us (depending on our religious beliefs) enter the holiday...
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Look at Your Life and Celebrate
Look at your life. Look back at the path that you’ve walked this far and celebrate! One of the joys of walking to the top of a mountain is looking back at how far you’ve come. It’s wonderful to stand...
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Music to Help You Feel Better When Feelin’ Bad
Tracks to Feel Better About Feeling Bad: Calling All Angels by The Celtic Angels I Won’t Let Go by Rascal Flatts I’ll Be There by The Escape Club To Love Somebody by The Bee Gees Life is Eternal by...
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Heal Yourself
Infuse healing energy into yourself, into your being. For too long, we’ve been attracted to things that drain us, exhausting our body, depleting our soul. That time has passed. The world is a spa, a...
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Remember to Be Happy
The sign hangs on the wall of a bagel shop: “Don’t forget to be happy.” Sometimes we get so bogged down in dealing with feelings, issues, problems—the realities and details of our lives—we forget to...
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