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...

Abstinence, moderation management or harm reduction as a recovery choice. Dr Gabor Maté, a leading expert on addiction and trauma, uses...

Managing triggers in recovery can be challenging! Learning to effectively manager triggers is an important part of sustainable recovery...

Sometimes the distances between myself and the people I love seem truly vast...

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...

"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...

Ever feel like you spend a whole lot of your life wondering if you're enough? Smart enough? Rich enough? Successful enough? Good looking...

I'm one of those people who have long and vocally talked about how I can't meditate. That I am not able to be still and that I can't not...

Sobriety and recovery are not the same thing. Clean time and wellness are different. Being clean and sober doesn't necessarily equate to...

I am committed to my work as a coach; supporting my clients in their recoveries from substance use and addiction disorders. I strive to...

Are you out there doing your own personal work? Or sitting on the sidelines running commentary while others show up and do theirs?

...And it's also been a very challenging year for anyway courageous enough to be starting their recovery process.