by Martha Brown | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
What exactly does this mean? When one typically thinks of grace, I think it can bring up two different mental images. One being a picture of a ballerina moving beautifully, elegantly, and flawlessly and as if they are lighter than air. The other is simply a...
by Martha Brown | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wow! Trust…always a hard topic among addicts and alcoholics, as well as, their loved ones. As addicts most of us have lied to others, avoided people we don’t want to face, broken promises, and have built shame around what we did in our active addictions. Lies build on...
by Martha Brown | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
We hear this so often in recovery. The thing is there are very few addicts that I have met that are not at the root, a perfectionist. We are so scared of failing that we won’t even take one step without the assurance it will be perfect. I have been sober for a few...
by Martha Brown | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
I think in general most people have had the following experience. There seems to be that one thing or many things that you want to do or have but something holds you back. Does this sound familiar? Whether it is fear of failing, fear of disappointing, fear of...
by Martha Brown | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just this past week one of my friend’s was talking about wanting to be happier and she just didn’t know where to start. She started describing all of the things going wrong in her life. As I listened to her a blaringly loud word kept beating with my heart….grateful....
