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If Change Hurts, You’re Probably Doing It Right
Even good changes often don’t feel good in the beginning. Sometimes it would even be less painful not to change. Remaining the same feels easier inside your body because it’s familiar. The thing you’re changing might not be healthy — it might even be terrible for you — but the familiar still feels better. If you’re trying to quit drinking and you’re two days in, a lot of the time it feels excruciating. Going back to alcohol would actually feel easier and better in that mome
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Oct 152 min read


When Life feels Uncertain...
The only constant in life is change, right? And that change happens in many different ways and for all kinds of different reasons. ...
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Oct 32 min read


Feeling Stuck? Here is what You Need to Know
Feeling stuck in your recovery journey can be frustrating and disheartening. You might wake up one day and realize you're stuck in a rut,...
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Aug 254 min read


What is a Liminal Space?
Many of us have been in a Liminal Space without realizing that it had a name. It is the tender place where one part of your life has...
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Aug 181 min read


Word of the Year
For a few years now I have been choosing a Word of the Year for myself. A word to inspire the year. A word to lean on if I need it. A...
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Aug 181 min read
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