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Tag: mental health
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Resentment: The Weight We Carry in Recovery
How mothers in recovery learn to recognize, process, and release resentment. Honest guidance from eight years of sobriety and single…
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When Sobriety Meets the Bills
Financial dependence in recovery isn’t failure—building economic autonomy requires honest assessment, incremental progress, and community support.
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A Mother’s Guide to Fear
Living with Uncertainty Without Letting It Run the Show The Fear That Doesn’t Leave When You Get Sober Fear followed…
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Be Present in the Moment
From future-planning to living now—one woman’s journey learning to exist in the present moment without trying to optimize it. Real…
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Loving Someone Who Won’t Stop Drinking
Al-Anon teaches family members to find peace and recovery even when their loved one continues drinking. Learn about detachment with…
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I Thought Sobriety Would Fix Everything!
Quitting drinking was just the beginning. Real recovery meant facing the problems I’d been avoiding and doing the work to…
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When Cultural Silence Meets Step Work
How cultural shame about seeking help intersects with program shame in recovery-and why women of color need space for both…
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Rooms That Weren’t Built for Us
The reality of entering AA as a woman of color—navigating addiction, cultural expectations, and predominantly white recovery spaces while building…
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Reclaiming Your Space
Learn how healthy boundaries transform recovery. Practical strategies for setting limits that protect sobriety and build authentic relationships.
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Finding Your Place
How Recovery Transforms the Outsider’s Journey The feeling arrives early and stays late. That sense of watching life through glass,…