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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Letting Go And Moving On From Toxic Relationships 8 months, 1 week ago
5 Tips for letting go and moving on when you’re in recovery and toxic relationships have to end
Letting go and moving on from unhealthy relationships begins when you start connecting on an authentic level. […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, The Meaning Of Wellness May Surprise You 8 months, 1 week ago
You hear the term wellness all the time but do you know what it means?
The term “wellness” is trending all over social media. It’s seen in mainstream news, preached by doctors, and commonly compliments a whole […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Relationships In Quarantine – What can possibly go wrong? 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Relationships in quarantine from the honeymoon phase of togetherness 24/7 to cabin fever, irritations and beyond
Relationships in quarantine are getting ugly. What can you do about it? In the 6 years my […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, What Is CBD Oil 8 months, 3 weeks ago
What is CBD oil and what does it do
CBD oil careened into our lives with a bang, when it was made federally legal toward the end of 2018. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill) legalized […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, How To Combat Anxiety With Meditation 8 months, 3 weeks ago
What are the benefits of meditation?
Meditation for beginners will combat anxiety. It opens the door to a new kind of open-mindedness, serenity, and clarity. I used to overthink meditation. In fact, I […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, How To De-Stress And Find Serenity During Chaotic Times 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Serenity definition means calm despite the storms while peace means a lack of conflict
Serenity is calm, and we all need it right now; especially with the great need to de-stress during 2020. This year has […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Gaslighting Is A Must-Know 9 months ago
What is gaslighting and what does it mean to gaslight someone
Gaslighting is a term I heard frequently, but I never took the time to define the gaslighting meaning or to understand how it works. That being […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, How To Overcome Self Doubt 9 months ago
Overcoming self doubt is a challenge for everyone, but more so for people in recovery
It’s no secret that overcoming self doubt is something that has to be worked on almost every day if you are in addiction […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, How To Detox From Weed 9 months, 1 week ago
This is your how-to on how to detox from weed
I didn’t think detox from weed was a thing … until I went through it. Back before I got into opiates, I was a major pothead. After my first arrest, I needed to sto […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Family Help For Those Suffering From Addiction 10 months ago
Family help is important when a loved one is suffering from addiction
Addiction hurts families in ways that make daily life feel difficult or impossible, but there are ways to feel better. Especially with the […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, The 7 Stages of Opioid Recovery 10 months ago
Stages of opioid recovery show a timeline for getting healthy
Stages of opioid recovery were not clear to me when I started my journey. I just wanted to stop using. Why is recovery so difficult, and why do so […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Opioid Stigma Barrier To Recovery 10 months, 1 week ago
Opioid stigma impacts recovery so profoundly that many people with substance use disorder perish in secret rather than face the shame of trying to get help, and failing. Stigma also prevents family members from […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Survivor's Guilt Plagues Those In Opioid Recovery 11 months ago
Survivor’s guilt is not something you expect when you decide to go into opioid recovery
Opioid recovery is challenging at best, but when your friends are dying, the trauma can become overwhelming. Many people […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, 10 Things Recovering Addicts Want You To Know 11 months ago
Recovering addicts are a mystery to people who haven’t experienced it within their family unit. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.7 million people (ages 12 and older) suffered from […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, High-Functioning Mental Illness In Professional Places 11 months, 3 weeks ago
What is high-functioning mental illness
You need to know this question: what is high-functioning mental illness? High-functioning mental illness is when someone is living with a mental illness that is ju […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Taking Painkillers In Sobriety And Recovery 1 year, 1 month ago
Taking painkillers in sobriety — the taboo topic we don’t talk about enough. Can sober people take painkillers as part of a treatment plan after surgery? My experience is yes. Just because we are in sobriety doe […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, The Gift Of Giving – And Kinkajous 1 year, 3 months ago
“I juggled kinkajous,” I said.
My coworker had asked me what I did during the previous weekend.
“I deep cleaned their rooms, revamped enclosures, went shopping for supplies, and took care of paperwork. I […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, Raw Relapse: A Story Of Relapse and Recovery 1 year, 5 months ago
About that night the relapse ended… There was a knock on my car window, the driver’s side. I had been sitting inside for the past hour or so, trying to get high — rather, trying to get “right.” My eyes met the […]
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Alexandra Ashe wrote a new post, How To Stay Calm And Sober When Things Go Wrong 1 year, 9 months ago
I didn’t used to know how to stay calm and sober when things went wrong, and it caused endless distress. Let me explain and set the scene that inspired this piece…
Learning how to stay calm when things go w […]
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