I know that each of you leads a full, busy life full of blessings – so you probably haven’t missed me at all, but I have missed writing with you in mind J In late March, I had a long-awaited surgery to fix a hole in my eardrum (WARNING: Don’t do that ear clearing thing … Read more
Ahhh, Step Two…. This step just cuts right to the heart of the issue. Here are my thoughts on what Step Two “means.” CONNECT HERE Let’s start at the end – INSANITY. What is meant by insanity is the picking up of (a drink, a dessert, a drug, a poison) when you don’t want to … Read more
I don’t know about you, but the idea of dropping a habit, behavior or addiction lives in my head for ages, often years, before I feel ready to change.
The most direct way for us spiritual beings having a human experience to know our abundance, to know the fullness of what we have is to give it away.
I remember the impact it made on me when I heard, “the only step I need to do perfectly is Step One.” As a recovering perfectionist, being told I should be “perfect” in admitting my powerlessness and my inability to manage my life HURT. Now I understand that admitting my powerlessness and admitting that my … Read more
Are you familiar with the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous? If you are here on my blog on or on my email list, maybe you know the 12 steps through Overeaters Anonymous, Food Addicts Anonymous or another fellowship like Alanon, Alateen, Co-Dependents Anonymous or Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA). CONNECT HERE It seems like there … Read more
I know it is kind of hokie, but Mind Movies have been kind of pivotal on my spiritual journey. There lots of ways to do a good, cheap digital vision board now (Canva, PowerPoint, GoogleSlides), but I have had my MindMovies access for over 7 years so I keep going back to it. In the … Read more
So a while back, I was rocking the sugar-free life. THEN I went trick-or-treating for the first time with my tiny tot. I had skipped lunch at a new job and I was angry with my husband. I took ONE piece of candy to fend off the hunger headache that was coming….. I then spent the … Read more
I never left enough time or space to do what I wanted to do. Truthfully, I have barely ever slowed down enough to figure out what I want. The figuring out of what I like, what feels good to me, feels incredibly uncomfortable. Selfish, even.
If we accept that sugar is addictive, that it is a disease, then we might accept that is warrants treatment. Using alcohol and drug addiction treatments as a model, what would sugar addiction treatment look like? First, let’s review what defines an addiction. Second, let’s review the most common alcohol and drug addiction models. Third, … Read more
