Now that we are half way into January most of us are clearer on the effort that goes into making a change. For me, change comes down to two choices: elimination or moderation. In most all cases I have gone for moderation first. After all, why totally remove …
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Recovery Coaching
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31 articles tagged as Recovery Coaching
A big block in my recovery from alcohol addiction (and addictions that followed) was deciphering the difference between seeing the situation for what it really was versus seeing the situation for how I hoped it was. Looking back I can see that I was more or less under …
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Desperation … That crumbling moment when I will say or do anything, so as not to receive the natural, yet now unacceptable, consequences. It is the unveiled realization that I have set my standards well below my own tolerance. In the guise of this awareness I am willing …
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The one consistent action that alcoholics in recovery (not to be confused with in abstinence) perform is putting all their troubles on the ‘table’. This is a physical or metaphysical place depending on the individual. If I continually overlook this process, I will inevitably find myself in pain: physical and/or …
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Today’s writing is après vacation bliss. I am still leisurely and intentional with my tasks. The pseudo-heaviness of life is still noticeably absent. This is a frame of mind I (not so long ago) only dreamed of possessing. The bad news—it will pass. The good news—I already know …
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It’s Easy … It’s easy to listen attentively … when you are saying words I want to hear. It’s easy to offer more … when I am certain you are giving more. It’s easy to have patience … when the situation is not filled with noise. It’s easy …
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I’ve been deluded by what progress looks like. Clearly, I have been deluded my whole life, by life. I am just now establishing an understanding of what forward truly looks like. It resembles little of my childhood fairy tale world. It continues to not amaze me why I
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The OGEL group started working on the 5-Key Competencies this month. Like many, it takes more than one go through for me to really embody new principles. I grew up believing that memorizing the information was good enough. But once the test was finished the information moved to …
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I feel compassion for those who struggle with alcohol—any addiction really. It is a stifling mindset. Addiction is lonely and truly unforgiving. The peak of addiction is an especially painful chapter in life. When we are near the end of our “drinking chapter” it seems overly agonizing because …
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