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- Ditching resolutions, one day at a time. January 1, 2017
- Self Love Hack #6 & 7: Self care isn’t selfish August 31, 2016
- Self Love Hack #5: Spend time with your reflection August 22, 2016
- Self Love Hack #4: Replace negative self talk with affirmations August 16, 2016
- Self Love Hack #3: Re-parent yo self August 15, 2016
- Self love hack #2: believe the people you trust August 4, 2016
- Here’s what happened when I bought myself flowers for a year August 2, 2016
- Perfectionism vs Drafts Challenge Update June 30, 2016
- How will I know myself? June 27, 2016
- My brain is the fierce protector of my heart June 26, 2016
- How Flamingos became my Recovery Spirit Animal June 22, 2016
- Finding recovery in purpose and purpose in recovery June 16, 2016
- Secrets Keep Us Sick June 12, 2016
- “Shame cannot survive being spoken”-Brené Brown June 10, 2016
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Tag Archives: Mental Health
Blank journals and the debilitating nature of perfection
I’ve been returning the cursor to the beginning of this post for 5 weeks now. If I’ve written a hundred sentences, I’ve written a thousand; all of them the first and all of them inadequate. I love to write and … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, journaling, Mental Health, perfection, perfectionism, recovery, shame, writing
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Unrequested Forgiveness
There is a bottomless number of quotes to the effect that holding a grudge, holding on to anger, not forgiving, harms you more than it harms the other person. For example this one: Or this one: And I believe them! I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, Forgiveness, let go, letting go, Mental Health, peace of mind
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Time to let go
About a dozen years ago one of my brothers sent me a birthday card that said “Forget about the past, because you can’t change it. Forget about the future, because you can’t predict it. Forget about the present, because I … Continue reading
Day One, Groundhog Style
Today is the eleventy bajillionth “first day” of my journey. I’ve taken this first step so many times, I don’t even think I can put a real number on it. Today. Right now. The key to EVERYTHING is staying here, … Continue reading
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Tagged Disorder, Eating, Eating disorder, Mental Health, one step at a time, recovery
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