How To Fake It Til You Make It
Fake It Til You Make It Is One Way To Build Self Esteem Fake it til you make it; ever heard of the expression? The core of feeling good about yourself, your relationships, your work life, your body, and everything else comes down to self-esteem. The problem is, that many of us don’t have great […]
6 Tips To Find Hope
Here’s How To Find Hope In Recovery Learning how to find hope early on is tough. Especially if addiction has caused you to be in circumstances that you’re not proud of, like financial instability, legal troubles, family break-ups, etc. There are a lot of hopeless addicts out there and I get it because I was […]
Experts Explain: What Is Happiness
Happiness Is In You, Not Found What is happiness. Let’s begin with a definition. Happiness is the state of feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. From this definition, we can glean a few important points about happiness: Happiness is a state, not a trait. It’s flexible and isn’t with us all the time. Our emotions are […]
4 Ways To Stop Codependency
Codependency Warning Signs Can Help You From Relapsing Before I knew what codependency was, I was codependent with everyone. I couldn’t say no when people asked me to do things, I felt bad if someone else felt bad, I was constantly in a cycle of being manipulated and feeling resentful. In recovery, I learned that […]
Did You Know That Gaslighting Is Manipulation
Knowing how gaslighting works and can be used in relationships helps keep you safe It may not seem like anyone is gaslighting you, but gaslighting can come in different forms. Sometimes those forms are sneakier than we think they can be. Gaslighting is manipulation like when someone, or something, attempts to change reality by presenting […]
Do You Play The What-If Game?
If you are anything like us, you play the what-if game all the time The what-if game is when you imagine all the different things that can happen. This would be fine except usually, the ‘what-ifs’ we consider are negative, sometimes even catastrophic, and cause us great distress. Imagining all the things that can go […]