When a loved one gets sober we can think great that’s it our lives will be great now. We have prayed, begged, cajoled, nagged, let’s face it we have done anything and everything to make this day happen. We are co-dependents after all. Only now we find nothing has changed except that the alcoholic doesn’t… Read More Alcoholism: The Dry Drunk
What Are Boundaries? Boundaries are about you, not anyone else. These are your personal boundaries. You need to set boundaries for yourself, based on your values and morals. Setting your own boundaries comes from a place of empowerment. It involves you deciding what you participating in and who with. Learning to say no and realising… Read More What Are Boundaries? How Do I Set Them?
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Many people go through traumatic events but they don’t get PTSD. For these people they get better with time, help and self-care. But for some people they will and do get PTSD and the symptoms get… Read More Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is the last post in the self-soothing series. I have one last post I will put out next week in the overall self-care series. It will be a series of questions to ask yourself, when you get some quiet time, over the holidays. It may help you set some new goals for 2017 or… Read More Building Up New Habits (Self Soothing) Using the Senses Part 6 Other Suggestions
Well done if you have taken the initiative and incorporated something from all the previous lists into your daily routine. This week we look at the touch. Our skin covers our bodies and is the largest organ we have. It is through our skin we feel and experience some of the nicest emotions we can.… Read More Build Good Habits (Self Soothing) Using the Senses Part 5 Touch
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