My eating habits have been embarrassing and a source of guilt for me over the past few months. Though I’ve made plenty of good choices, it’s never good enough to shut up the inner critic. If I were listening to that inner critic, they would tell me this meal still isn’t good enough. But it’sContinueContinue reading “[Re-Plug] A Step in the Right Direction”
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Look, it’s a metaphor!
I don’t often find poetry in every day life. In fact, people who do that annoy me. But this really struck me. The seeming battle between the storm and the peace, between darkness and light. My recovery has mirrored this battle. Fighting the darkness with light. Keeping the storm at bay while hanging onto the rays of hope. StillContinueContinue reading “Look, it’s a metaphor!”
[Re-Plug] Self-care is self-improvement
When I began the Unplug Initiative, it was with no rigid goals or quotas in mind. I didn’t have an agenda, but I knew I didn’t want to waste my life on Tumblr for 5 straight hours, either. Then recovery got legit. 12-step program, therapy, intense breakup. Massive crying sessions, severe emotional pain. Suddenly, I was wroughtContinueContinue reading “[Re-Plug] Self-care is self-improvement”
[Re-Plug] Things I’m Learning in Recovery
Throughout the course of this blog’s vague direction and scattered postings, I have been in trauma therapy and a 12-step recovery program. There are hard days, there are impossible days, and there are days that make me feel like I really can do it. Unfortunately, it’s not linear. Here are just some of the thingsContinueContinue reading “[Re-Plug] Things I’m Learning in Recovery”
The Unplug Initiative 