Living My Purpose: Becoming a Recovery Coach
Once upon a time I was a chronic binge drinker. So let’s call it what it is – an alcoholic. It’s a cringey type of word that elicits...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Jul 23
- 7 min
Abstinence, moderation and harm reduction in the management of my substance use disorder?
Abstinence, moderation management or harm reduction as a recovery choice. Dr Gabor Maté, a leading expert on addiction and trauma, uses...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Mar 28
- 9 min
Will I be boring now that I've stopped using drugs and alcohol?
Will I be boring now that I've stopped using? So you’ve decided to try recovery and stopped using drugs and/or alcohol!?
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Jun 17, 2023
- 7 min
Managing My Addiction Triggers in Recovery
Managing triggers in recovery can be challenging! Learning to effectively manager triggers is an important part of sustainable recovery...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Jan 1, 2023
- 7 min
Some things I know now that I didn't know 15 years ago!
Waking up on new year's day with a clear head, heart, and conscience is one of the great joys of my recovery. I may lie in bed on 31st...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Dec 17, 2022
- 7 min
WTF!? What the Fifty!?
I can't believe that I have turned 50! I mean where did all that time go!? I remember my 18th birthday vividly...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Mar 7, 2021
- 6 min
What Does it Really Mean to be in Recovery?
Sobriety and recovery are not the same thing. Clean time and wellness are different. Being clean and sober doesn't necessarily equate to...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Feb 26, 2021
- 7 min
You are not a car! And you are not broken!
I am committed to my work as a coach; supporting my clients in their recoveries from substance use and addiction disorders. I strive to...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Are You in the Arena Getting Your Ass Kicked?
Are you out there doing your own personal work? Or sitting on the sidelines running commentary while others show up and do theirs?
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
Lucky Number Thirteen
There seems to be an idea that 13 is an unlucky number and even after reading the history.com article "What's So Unlucky About the Number...
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