Leslie Glass's Blog, page 168
March 9, 2020
When Your Family Doesn’t Love You
You know it when your family doesn’t love you, and the impact can be soul crushing. If you were abused or neglected as a child and had no healthy role models, you may be at risk in your teen and adult years for unhealthy behaviors like substance or alcohol use disorder. Damaged self-esteem may lead...
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Corona Virus And 12-Step Meetings
To go or not to go to 12-step meetings with the Corona Virus? Unless you’re living on an island without a phone, TV, and Internet, you’ve heard about the Corona Virus and are watching it work its way around the globe like the rest of us. The question that keeps coming up is, should I...
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Sober Inspiration Right Now
Everyone in recovery needs a little sober inspiration! Sometimes recovery itself can make you feel inspired and full of life. Other times, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel and getting a little sober inspiration can be super helpful to keep you going. Remember your why Sometimes staying on the...
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Forget The Word “Perfection”
Forget the word “perfection.” There’s no such thing, so stop looking for it. While it would be great to have no faults, it’s impossible. It’s important to understand and be aware of your actions, as well as those around you. If your partner constantly points out your faults, or scrutinizes your every action, walk away....
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How to End the Cycle of Addiction in Your Family
“You could have grown cold, but you grew courageous instead. You could have given up, but you kept on going. You could have seen obstacles, but you called them adventures. You could have called them weeds, but instead you called them wildflower. You could have died a caterpillar, but you fought on to be a...
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Stress-Relief In Real Time
Learning stress-relief for in the moment is crucial Finding techniques for stress-relief is imperative for life in general, but especially for people in addiction recovery and dealing with mental health issues. According to the author, Linda Carroll, We each have a nervous system that operates outside of our conscious awareness called the parasympathetic nervous system....
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How To Make Anxiety Your Friend
I have suffered with some type of anxiety for as long as I can remember. The stomach aches at age five. Trips to the specialist, always coming back with no known cause. The feelings in grade school of being different, of sticking out, or being mortally embarrassed to give a wrong answer. As I got...
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It’s Time To Give Back To Yourself
Stop worrying about others – it’s time to give back to yourself. It’s so easy to get caught up in others’ lives and worry about their needs. But you need to remember to love yourself, too. Without putting your needs above others, it can be easy to overlook what your body and mind are asking...
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Who Loves You In Stormy Weather
Who loves you today, tomorrow and everyday, no matter what the weather Who loves you for yourself no matter what? Wishing and hoping that someone will be constant with affection doesn’t make it happen. It may seem boring to love someone who is predictable and always does what he/she promises. But when everything is at...
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March 8, 2020
Feelings Inform Actions Don’t Over React
Feelings inform actions is the second ROR word search and article by Kyczy Hawk. You don’t have to act on ever negative feeling you have. Here’s a way you can calm down and do a quick reset. We love these word searches that help us keep recovery fresh every day. Exercise your brain and see...
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