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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Aug 14, 20246 min read
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, 20247 min read
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
Jan 7, 202412 min read
Rising Above the Stigma: A Guide to Overcoming Shame and Embracing Addiction Recovery
Rising Above the Stigma: A Guide to Overcoming Shame and Embracing Addiction Recovery What is addiction? And how come I ended up with...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Dec 30, 202313 min read
Embrace the New Year: Setting Intentions to Support Your Recovery
As the old year wraps itself up and a new one dawns, it's a natural time for introspection, personal growth, and setting intentions...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Jun 17, 20237 min read
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
May 29, 20225 min read
Feeling the Feelings | It's not an unmanaged mood disorder!
Sometimes the distances between myself and the people I love seem truly vast...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
May 1, 20227 min read
Thank You for the Music
It's a funny thing that music can do...laugh, cry, dance, sing-a-long, and invoke so many BIG memories. Tonight I decided to put on my...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Dec 31, 202112 min read
14 Years...14ish Lessons
The lessons I have learned in my 14 years of recovery from an alcohol use disorder.
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Dec 16, 20216 min read
Finding Beauty in the Brokenness
It's been a brutal year for so many people and that's on the back of 2020 which most of us remember as one of the more challenging. And...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Nov 29, 202112 min read
It's Not About the Money...
"I'm not afraid of dying; I just don't want to be there when it happens," is a Woody Allen quote I recall hearing someone use in a matric...
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Leigh-Anne Brierley
Mar 7, 20216 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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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