Category: Journal

12.11.24 When I think about my daughter, I can’t help but smile because my heart is overwhelmed with love. She has all of my positive attributes and somehow none of the negative. She is everything good in me and so much more. She is strong, brave, loyal, caring, kind, resilient, passionate, nurturing, fierce, compassionate, and… Read more

12.10.24 When you stop using alcohol to suppress and bury emotions, they have a way of bubbling to the surface all at once. It’s a lot to handle and today I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my past as a whole and what it means to me. I know that soon a time… Read more

12.9.24 Our progressive assignment in rehab was to use the skills and tools throughout the four weeks of one-on-one counseling, group counseling, classes, psychiatric appointments, and meetings to create a Recovery Plan to help us once we left rehab. It was encouraged to have a family meeting at the end of rehab with family and/or… Read more

12.8.24 While I was in rehab I chose not to speak with family and friends, excluding my daughter and best friend, so that I could focus on myself and recovery. Today I’m home and struggling to call them even though I know that I need to. I got calls and texts in rehab that I… Read more