From Pink Cloud to Lasting Change
We often hear this same story from couples in recovery: “I was so happy when my partner got sober. It was like being in a pink cloud for both of us. But now it...
Relating is at the core of every belief system
Human existence is about relationships – relationships with self, earth, nature, spirit, things, people, animals, circumstances, jobs, professions, health, and more. Your entire life on this earth is about relationships. We’re also genetically designed...
Finding, healing, rediscovering, and celebrating
“Hi, my name is Niki. “It’s nice to meet you.”
I remember how awkward it was to introduce myself by a name other than Nichole, but I was determined that my start in recovery was going to leave “addict...
Openness, honesty and willingness to be vulnerable
My friend was having a really hard time. I wanted to show up for her, but at that point in my drinking, I was completely out of touch about what that meant. I...
Substance use disorder has often been called the lonely person’s disease. At the end of our individual stories, and at the beginning of a new chapter, we were two people with very different paths finding ourselves in a similar place: isolated, disconnected, and...
In the last issue, we looked at the two major ways humans process energy — through
our automatic systems and the systems that support our freedom of choice.
Next, we consider how the energetic level of...
