The Depressys
Sometimes its just all really dark inside my head. There are days I don’t have words, energy, or much of anything to give. My therapist calls it “clinical depression,” I put a spin on it and call it the depressys. It’s cuter. Life can be really gray for me, and many others who are too…
The Gray Area & Growing Pains
Everyone always talks about the good stuff happening for them on social media. No one discusses the hard, the ugly, the truth, the reality. I’m here to tell you – life isn’t always rainbows and butterflies, which means sobriety isn’t either. My last blog post I discussed closing on our new house, getting promoted, and…
“I’m just so happy you’re alive.” -my mom
Six years later and my mom still tells me how proud of me she is and that she is grateful I found sobriety. We just hung up the phone and one of the last things she said was, “I’m just so happy you’re alive.” That really hit home for me for a number of reasons,…
Overdose Awareness Day
Every August I am hit with a lot of emotions. My sobriety date is August 8, which is always a time of reflection, and then for the rest of the month I see posts on every social media network in regards to overdose awareness and I am plagued with the thought that could have been…
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