I’ve gotten looking happy down to a science. The key is to make sure the smile touches your eyes. Look up, make eye contact. When they ask, “How are you?” the answer is always the same. “I’m doing… Read More
A little while back, during one of her wonderfully vulnerable moments, my best childhood girlfriend asked me, “How do I deal with my Mom dying, Rae—how do I get ready?”
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I’ve Got Looking Happy Down to a Science
Updated on December 12, 2019 by Rachel Nolan
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I’ve gotten looking happy down to a science. The key is to make sure the smile touches your eyes. Look up, make eye contact. When they ask, “How are you?” the answer is always the same. “I’m doing… Read More
Category: Recovery Tags: feelings, grief, Mental Health, trauma
I Had To Divorce To Get Sober
Updated on December 10, 2019 by Lela
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I’ve stayed sober through tremendous loss but none more profound than my divorce.
Category: Alcoholism, Feelings, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships Tags: Addiction, divorce, feelings, grief, hope, Sobriety
I Had a Miscarriage in Recovery and I Am Not Okay
Updated on September 23, 2019 by Anonymous
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I thought I was ok. I had miscarried naturally twice before. But I wasn’t ok. I’m not ok.
Category: Grief & Loss, Recovery Tags: grief, Health, miscarriage, pregnancy
Mothering My Inner Child
Updated on May 29, 2019 by Raegan Smith
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My inner child is there, very real, and her presence is strong. But my love for her is stronger.
Category: Feelings, Grief & Loss Tags: grief, inner child, loss, motherhood, parent death, Recovery
How Do I Deal with My Mom Dying?
Updated on May 15, 2019 by Raegan Smith
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A little while back, during one of her wonderfully vulnerable moments, my best childhood girlfriend asked me, “How do I deal with my Mom dying, Rae—how do I get ready?”
Category: Feelings, Grief & Loss Tags: grief, processing grief, sober grief
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