Addiction

I’m new here, so this is a little scary for me. I’ve spent a lot of my life surviving. I grew up around trauma and addiction, lost my mom young, and eventually went through my own struggles with mental health, addiction, and some really dark chapters of my life.

But I’m still here. I’m a mom. I became a nurse. I found my way back to God. I’ve rebuilt parts of my life that at one point I genuinely didn’t know if I could rebuild.

And I’m still not going to pretend recovery is this beautiful straight line where one day you wake up healed and everything makes sense. 😂 Some days I feel incredibly proud of how far I’ve come. Other days I still struggle with things I thought I would’ve left behind by now.

I think one of my biggest worries with recovery has been wondering, "Who am I after everything I’ve been through?"

I’m starting this page because I’ve kept so much inside for so long, and I want to start healing out loud. Maybe telling my story can help me keep healing—and maybe someone else will recognize a little bit of themselves in it too.

So I’m curious… what has been the hardest part of recovery that you weren’t prepared for? ❤️🌱

This one is so good, I re share it every few months. This is, hands down, the best tip I have ever heard to get through a season of grieving.

What small joys can you find today?
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Some mental health tips for your Tuesday!
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I served four years in federal prison and came out managing a meth addiction that never actually goes away, it just gets more familiar. PTSD sits underneath most of it, with OCD and an old criminal mindset that still shows up when I let my guard down. I'm not writing this because I fixed any of it. I fight it every day, and the only thing that's ever worked is a simple loop: show up, struggle, suck less, repeat. Some days that's the whole plan. #PTSD #OCD #Addiction #MightyTogether

When someone hurts us deeply, it can feel unfair to let go. We may think holding on to the anger somehow holds the other person accountable, or that moving forward means pretending what happened didn’t matter.

But you can acknowledge what someone did, learn from it, set boundaries, and still decide that you don’t want to spend the rest of your life carrying the pain they caused. Forgiveness doesn’t require forgetting, and it certainly doesn’t require allowing someone back into your life. Sometimes it simply means choosing your own peace over continuing to relive the hurt.

Moving forward isn’t something you do for the person who hurt you. It’s something you can choose to do for yourself.

What has helped you let go of something that once had a hold on you?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

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~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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This has been a very helpful tip for me to recover from mental health struggles and I hope it helps you today.
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