My first real experience with labour and delivery came when I was about eight years old. Our neighbours had a hobby farm, and one of...

Stream of consciousness writing in the morning can help start the day with a clear mind.

One of the hardest things to remember when in recovery in that what other people think of me is none of my business. After a lifetime of...

When a diagnosis is in dispute for a healthcare professional, an independent medical exam (IME) is often ordered. This is an evaluation...

Knowing our own values will help us figure out how to get to our end goals. Thinking about them in an intentional way can make a big...

Writing about the time just before asking for help to get into a life of recovery will help keep us sober.

Acknowledging why we are afraid of getting sober helps in our recovery.

One of the most powerful realizations for many people is that most people just don’t care about what we do. For whatever reason, most of...

Figure out how calmness comes to you in your day.

Define your ideal life to give you a direction to get there.

Creating a list of the positive aspects of recovery can be a way to maintain sobriety. It should include all aspects of our life.

Adding an contacts/phone number collection to your journal is good for your safety planning.

Journal to learn that you are more than just your addiction. List the adjectives that describe you.

How to use a bullet journal for recovery.

This video describes the correlation between pain and suffering. Feeling pain doesn't necessarily mean that you need to suffer. Filling...

These are the worst days for us. The ones when we tell a parent that they are going home without their child. They're the worst because...

Happy Birthday Sweetie. This has been a long year. There hasn’t been a day that I haven’t thought of you. I’ll see something pink or...