Healing through mindfulness, sobriety and connection to community.
Healing from Generational Anger: Rise from the Flames
Since I lacked the ability to regulate my emotions, I turned to alcohol to numb them altogether. Even through the haze of alcohol, I could see that reacting with anger was painful for those around me and ultimately harmful to myself. Learning to recognize where the anger stemmed from and how to react differently was a key part of achieving and maintaining sobriety.
Free Yourself from the Victim Mindset: Take Back Control of Your Life
Aren't we more powerful than the sum of all the bad things that have happened to us? Are outside influences on our behavior so great that we are unable to overcome them? And at what point do we need to fight to take back control over our own lives?
Transform Regret into Growth
Regardless of the size of the regret, we typically run from this feeling. It doesn’t feel good to wish that we would have done something differently, especially when there’s not much we can do about it now. And while the sentiment behind living with “No Regrets” sounds nice, it’s an impossible undertaking, not to mention that it impedes your growth as a human being.
How to Cultivate Grit and Quit Quitting on Yourself
In order to achieve our biggest goals in life, grit is a skill that we can call upon in those times that our motivation has waned, or things might not be going exactly as planned. The ability to persist, especially when immense obstacles or burdens inevitably pop up, is absolutely essential to achieving our goals.