You’re Not Alone
You're not alone in this journey. Sobriety, healing, and finding peace—for yourself or someone you deeply care about—are within reach. How do I know? Because I've been right where you are. I've felt lost, confused, and hopeless, yet I've found a way through, and I genuinely believe you can, too.
I've experienced both sides of addiction recovery: navigating my own sobriety and supporting my husband through his journey. My mission is to offer you a path filled with hope, inspiration, and encouragement. I create content designed to give you the tools, insights, and motivation you need, whether you're personally in recovery or a loved one seeking guidance and support.
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The Cost of Coping: Outgrowing the Strategies That Once Saved Us
Some of the ways I used to cope were brilliant. Not healthy, but brilliant.
When I was in the thick of addiction, or later trying to survive betrayal trauma, my brain didn’t care about long-term consequences. It just wanted me to make it through the day. And I did a great job of it, but I was stuck in the same emotional place without realizing it.
I learned to numb with busyness. First, by getting into relationships with people and trying to fix them. Then, by trying to control everything around me, including those I loved. My way of trying to calm the chaos that constantly lived inside my brain.
I avoided uncomfortable truths with humor. I controlled what I could and avoided what I couldn’t. In the moments when I felt truly powerless, I shut down emotionally. I locked my scary memories behind an imaginary door in my mind. It was a survival skill that worked like an invisibility cloak… until it didn’t.
Those strategies saved me back then. But here’s the thing: what saves us in one season can quietly sabotage us in the next.