Being a parent, friend, coworker or relative of someone with substance use issues or mental health challenges means needing sturdy bravery tactics at the ready. You’ll rely on skills you integrate into your daily life to connect to your body, heart, and mind, and this...
You may feel helpless at times, as I do. It’s a distressing feeling which I absolutely despise! Yet we who have a loved one who is addicted, struggling with their mental health, or even in recovery often feel powerless and confused. The person we care about sometimes...
If you care about someone with addiction and/or mental health challenges, you have felt overwhelmed and even traumatized by their altered states, shocking or impulsive choices, dangerous behavior, trouble with the law, imprisonment, homelessness, lack of insight, and...
Protect Your Happiness True happiness is the foundation for our bravery. When your beloved struggles with mental health and substance dependency, cravings and relapses, your world is rocked with adversity, hardship, and sometimes even devastation. Take time...
25 Pillars of Conscious Bravery Be Brave Every Day: Get Started with One Small Step Most of us love a good story, and those where characters have magic powers are exciting. But in real life, there’s no fairy godmother turning the pumpkin of our fear into a golden...
Why Transform? Because living amidst constant change requires it. We are called to stretch and shed our former skins repeatedly, in death and rebirth cycles, down each passage, around every hairpin turn, throughout our days. Let’s ask: Can we transform with...