Our goal in life is not to reach sobriety Our goal in life is to Live With Choice So whether you choose to lower your intake, change your relationship with alcohol or even remain sober – My hat goes off to you. It’s time we stopped separating ‘addicts’ from...
RUOK Day is Tomorrow and along with letting people know it’s ok to speak up, I thought I’d share something: I spent years wearing a mask. My ego fought against and masked my truth. This led me to alcohol, gambling, fistfights and a whole lot more. These behaviours then...
People get caught up thinking there’s a magic pill to over-coming addiction but there are only 2 required skill sets needed; 1) Learn to make decisions you’ll be proud of 2) Learn to stick to those decisions If you look after these 2 behavioural traits, you’ll live a life...
Any and all addiction is the need to suppress emotional discomfort. Whether it be substance abuse, technology, shopping, procrastination, etc. We get caught up thinking we are chasing something (a high, feeling, adrenaline etc). The solution is learning to experience/express our current reality. Our emotional range from Joy or...
When your external world (other people, money, drugs, shopping etc.) provides more safety than you do, you become addicted. Once you’re addicted, you can fall into the trap of creating an identity based on your external world. When this happens, life can become really tough. No matter how much...
The lawn mowing machine was flinging dirt & dust into the air as I strolled by. A sense of frustration & the thought “could you pick another time to do that” arose in my body as the last thing I wanted in my freshly made coffee or on my...
You don’t have to be an ‘alcoholic’ to change your relationship with alcohol. One of the biggest problems in society when it comes to alcohol is this; You’re placed into one of two buckets. 1 – You fit into the habitual drinking culture or 2 – You’re deemed as...
The NO. 1 Standard Required to Reduce Alcohol
What’s all the fuss about sobriety challenges? When it comes to changing your relationship with alcohol, there is a proven time frame & strategy to create the results you want. However, it is not necessary to do the full 90 days. It all depends on what would be a...
I’ve realised along this journey that the only thing worth accomplishing is to, get out of your own way. I used to think; My finances were the problem. My lack of career path was the problem. Other people were always in the way. It was the gambling addiction It...
Well, this might be a painful pill to swallow. So, grab a glass of water, swallow this piece of gold and watch your relationship flourish. It really isn’t that hard to have an incredible relationship and you don’t have to put up with crap, but… amazing relationships don’t...
Have you ever listened to an awful radio station but left the station on, hoping it would get better? Have you ever had an awful day? Maybe customer service was slow, traffic was at a stand still, no car spots where you wanted them. A day were everything seemed...