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Ditching resolutions, one day at a time.

Posted on January 1, 2017 by recovgirl

I haven’t written anything in a while.  Unlike in the past, I haven’t beaten myself up about that every day, but it has been on my heart for the last few weeks to get back to it and today seemed … Continue reading →

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Self Love Hack #6 & 7: Self care isn’t selfish

Posted on August 31, 2016 by recovgirl

Today is the last day of August and I have one more self love hack to share with you.  Self care is a necessity, not an indulgence. When I first learned about the concept of “self care” I thought it … Continue reading →

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Self Love Hack #5: Spend time with your reflection

Posted on August 22, 2016 by recovgirl

When you think about yourself in your mind’s eye, what do you see?  I don’t know if this is normal, but I never seem to have an accurate image of myself in my mind.  Between pictures from the past and … Continue reading →

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Self Love Hack #4: Replace negative self talk with affirmations

Posted on August 16, 2016 by recovgirl

Have you ever listened to a song you don’t even like so many times that you involuntarily sing along during certain parts?  That’s sort of what negative self talk is like.  You hear your negative thoughts about yourself repeated so many … Continue reading →

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Self Love Hack #3: Re-parent yo self

Posted on August 15, 2016 by recovgirl

In my case parenting, or lack thereof, was a big contributing factor in my lack of self worth and ability to love myself.  I’ve long since made peace with the fact that my parents did what they thought was best … Continue reading →

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Self love hack #2: believe the people you trust

Posted on August 4, 2016 by recovgirl

I’ve decided to dedicate the rest of August to some of the *hacks* that helped me develop self love.  They are not in any particular order and certainly didn’t all start at one time with the purpose of learning to … Continue reading →

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Here’s what happened when I bought myself flowers for a year

Posted on August 2, 2016 by recovgirl

July TOTALLY got away from me, not JUST because it’s been so hot that I’d like to go to sleep in a refrigerator and not wake up until September or October, but that’s definitely been a contributing factor. I also … Continue reading →

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How will I know myself?

Posted on June 27, 2016 by recovgirl

I started this post for the first time last August (2013).  I’ve come back to it a number of times since then, but I’ve never really been able to verbalize this feeling.  Maybe this time will be the charm. ***These … Continue reading →

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My brain is the fierce protector of my heart

Posted on June 26, 2016 by recovgirl

I started this post in July of 2014.  At the time it was called “Feelings follow thoughts,” because it had been a topic of much discussion with my therapist and I had briefly touched on it a little in a previous … Continue reading →

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How Flamingos became my Recovery Spirit Animal

Posted on June 22, 2016 by recovgirl

**Thigh gaps are for flamingos.** I first heard this phrase about a year ago from a peer in treatment and immediately loved it (this post is technically from the drafts series, but I really only had the headline). While pursuit … Continue reading →

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