Leslie Glass's Blog, page 144
July 8, 2020
Self Care With A Recovery Bullet Journal
Start a bullet journal for Covid self care stress relief What’s a recovery bullet journal, and why do you need one right now? First of all, what’s a bullet journal? Remember daily planners? They allowed you to note appointments, make lists, and outline daily tasks. More than a calendar but less that a diary, they...
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July 7, 2020
What Is Being Sober But Living Dirty
The drugs and alcohol may be gone, but there’s more to being sober than quitting use. Being sober is a bit more complicated than the sober definition that you find in the dictionary, which is simply: “not drunk or affected by alcohol.” The dictionary sober definition is very narrow; but when people in recovery talk...
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Healthy Detachment: Melody Beattie Says Do It With Love
Healthy detachment? It sounds like a recipe for the impossible. We often hear that we need to detach from a dysfunctional family system. But how do you detach from perhaps the only family you’ve ever known? Or loved ones you can’t imagine living without? How do you detach when you’re afraid not being there could...
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July 5, 2020
How To Declutter Painlessly
How to declutter your home or workspace comes down to a simple formula A while back, a client I worked with hired a professional “de-clutterer” to come in and help us clean up her office, workspace and showroom. It was a life-changing experience for my client and me, as I watched and helped. How to...
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How To De-Clutter Your Home Part 2
How to de-clutter your home comes down to a simple formula A while back, a client I worked with hired a professional “de-clutterer” to come in and help us clean up her office, workspace and showroom. It was a life-changing experience for my client and me who got to watch and help. How to de-clutter...
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How To Deal With Depression Around The Pandemic
The Pandemic isn’t going anywhere, it’s time to deal with depression If you are like me and suffer from Situational Depression, you usually are not depressed. Depression springs from stressful life events. We are all in a challenging life event right now. I did an interview last with a mental health professional, where she stated...
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July 4, 2020
Who’s Prepared For Times of Uncertainty
You might be surprised to know that people in recovery are prepared for times of uncertainty. First, recovery people are help oriented. Surprise surprise, but the most self-involved and least reliable people when they were using are now dedicated to helping others be all right in times of uncertainty. Over the last few days, I’ve...
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Holiday Sobriety Survival Guide
Holiday sobriety is always a challenge. Especially for holidays like the 4th of July where BBQs and drinking are often ingrained into the holiday festivities. Over the years, we’ve done a lot of tip guides for how to stay safe when you’re sober and confronted with holiday tempting delights, and here’s another one because you...
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July 3, 2020
3 Tips To End Denial And Get Honest
Denial and lack of honesty are all around us and always have been. It may feel worse right now in lockdown and political mayhem. There are so many different points of view about what’s going on that it is no surprise confusion reigns. What is the truth amid all this gaslighting and spinning?Do you feel ...
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July 2, 2020
Honesty In Sobriety: Key To Real Recovery
Honesty in sobriety is about much more than just stopping the lies told around using “Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.” Bill W Alcoholics Anonymous founder and Big Book author...
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