This week I've had my first major physical health scare in my life, on Monday morning I woke after experiencing severe chest pain all night. Initially I thought it was…
This post is full of shame, shame from my past, shame for the way I have behaved and shame for the things I have done. It doesn't take a genius…
I have been working incredibly hard on my alcoholism recovery and I thought it would be worth sharing some of the resources and strategies I've been putting into place to…
Today I have found myself stalled, almost wallowed in a state of depression and anxiety. About 12 years ago I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, a condition which I…
It was always bound to happen, about 1 month ago we got an invitation to the annual fundraising event for my Childs school. It was a standard social event invitation,…
Despite gaining a lot of things with my sobriety, especially with the physical changes in my body mainly due to exercise, I have lost my creativity and motivation. Whilst I…
Exercise has always been a part of my life, but to different extremes. Even when I was drinking heavily, I would try and fit some incidental exercises in because I…
After my marriage failed, I remember the feelings that I had failed, I was 23 years old and I had a divorce under my belt. I had expected to get…
As I continue my journey in sobriety I am starting to realise that I have been disguising my vulnerability with alcohol and using alcohol to disguise my shame. The longer…