by Gill Kenny | Sep 20, 2022 | Acceptance, Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Alcohol, Caring For Your Dog, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Human-animal bond, Kindness
Greetings from a land down under where the season of spring is in full flow, and so am I! Welcome to my 66th blog. It’s been a while, I know. I hope you’ve all been keeping OK, whether forging ahead with achieving your goals or simply getting by – whatever the case...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 16, 2022 | Anxiety, Forest bathing, Healing in nature, Mental health awareness, Recovery, Sobriety
We’re in the last throes of winter here in the southern hemisphere and I’m so over the rain now, not to mention the chilly wind that is causing the Zamia’s branches to brush noisily against my window as I write this. So, when the sun came out yesterday, it propelled...
by Gill Kenny | Aug 8, 2022 | Journal, Writing
Welcome to my latest ramble through the ups and downs of a sober life. I’m going to keep it short and to the point today. My book is open, the pages have come undone and are being scattered about in a bit of gale. The weather is very wintry here in Perth, lots of grey...
by Gill Kenny | Jul 22, 2022 | Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Healing in nature, Imprisonment, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups, Trauma, Unhealthy behaviours
I have been completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of support that I received from thousands of people following the publication of my article in the Irish Times last week. This week’s blog is dedicated especially to the many people who took the time to email me to...
by Gill Kenny | May 13, 2022 | Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Envy, Integrity, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Unhealthy behaviours
It was on Mother’s Day 2019 when I decided I’d had enough. I was sick and tired of living my life under a cloud of guilt, regret, and fear. What was I guilty about? I felt guilty for not listening to that part of me that knew better. The part that had been trying for...
