I want to talk about the elephant in the room when it comes to sobriety. I know in my own sober journey I’ve faced a bit of scrutiny when people see me out at clubs or music festivals and they wonder what I’m doing there. I have been approached so many times with questions around my sobriety after pictures or … Read More
How To Get Out Of A Bad Mood
I was having a very stressful day the other day and life was feeling pretty heavy. I noticed that I was feeling somewhat frustrated and defeated. It was an emotional day and my feelings were all over the map as I moved through the day and I could feel my mood was full of low energy. We’ve all had this … Read More
My Top 15 Lessons In 2015
For the New Year, I decided to take a trip down memory lane by going through each post from 2015. As I read through each one to see what I learned through the year I realized that so much has actually happened in the last 12 months. Let’s be honest, what we teach, we learn ourselves and if I’m honest, … Read More
A Motto For Life That Will Change How You Live
I live in Naples, Florida – the retirement capital of America. I always tell everyone there is a bank, pharmacy and golf course on every corner to paint the picture of what a wealthy city ripe in retired living looks like. I’ve got love for this sleepy little beach town even though it tends to be overgrown with older people. In … Read More
How To Stay Positive In A Negative World
Politics, guns, shootings, bombings, abortion, attacks, rape, famine, poverty – we see it every day, all around us, all the time. I’ve talked to a lot of people lately and it seems like with all the events happening around the world, media and social outlets have turned much more negative these days. People have become more negative, unfortunately and our … Read More
To Begin Again
We all go through times in our lives when we feel like our world is falling apart. Shattering. Burning down to the ground. When everything we once knew completely shifts and before we know it, everything changes, just like that. The hardest part about monumental change is witnessing when the flames begin to blaze a fire through your life. There is … Read More
Recovery Goes Beyond Just Staying Clean
Whether you’re in recovery or not, let’s be honest, we’re all recovering from something: the loss of someone or something; a way of life that is no more. To fill the voids of life, we are always on an incessant quest for more, more, more along with our need for immediate gratification in a world where constant distraction consumes us. … Read More
You Cannot Invest Your Soul In A Compromise
I recently wrote about the importance of knowing what we want in life and being mindful of what we compromise on as well as what our non-negotiables are. The other part of that lesson I’ve learned is that you cannot invest your soul in a compromise. If your life, lifestyle or life choices are not in harmony with who you … Read More
Just For Today
As many of you know, I recently celebrated seven years of sobriety and while it was a time of honoring my commitment, it was also, ironically, a time of questioning it as well. I found myself wondering if I wanted to be sober “forever.” It was a time of serious contemplation and reflection for me, which I indicated on the … Read More
The Art of Being Consistent To Consistency
Let’s be honest, there are many weeks where I don’t feel like writing because I’m not motivated or inspired. There are many days where I don’t feel like hitting my yoga mat or going for a run. There are times when I don’t feel like eating healthy and I just want to stuff my face with pizza and sweets. There are … Read More