Connecting with Our Inner Parts
Accept your parts with grace and love so they can be heard and expressed more easily. Write out your questions and have compassion for the reply they give you. Get curious about what you’re feeling and where it is coming from.
Reframing Boredom
Let’s define briefly what boredom is, address some stigma around it, then offer a more positive and productive reframe from which to view it.
Drinking Self, Sober Self, and Summer Vacation
Alcohol will be present at most summer gatherings. If you are trying to be alcohol-free, questions like the ones above will pop into your head, and desires to partake in boozy bacchanalias will arise. We would be fooling ourselves into thinking otherwise.
Rebuilding Trust in Our Sober Self with Micro Habits.
Making the firm commitment to stop drinking was a great first step, but was just the start. The rebuilding of my shattered self-trust and my inner kingdom was the next task. It had to be done if I was to get the most out of my alcohol-free journey.
Mindfulness and the Alcohol-Free Journey
The point of mindfulness is not to completely silence our minds or enter some bliss-like, nirvana state. It’s more about sitting just to sit and being aware.