by Gill Kenny | Nov 29, 2022 | Acceptance, Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Authentic self, Connection to others, Drinking, Growth, Healing, Music, Recovery, Self-love, Self-worth, Singing, Sobriety, Social media, Staying sober, Teenagers, Togetherness, Tribe, Values
Welcome back to my blog. Listen here if you prefer. Thanks to those of you who took the time to share your feedback on my last blog. It’s always uplifting to know that my insights are of value to others. State of anxiety This week I’m in a state of hypervigilance as...
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 | Jun 22, 2020 | Acceptance, Isolation, Loneliness, Self-worth, Tribe
The hardest thing about quitting alcohol has been and continues to be the complex journey of self-discovery I embarked on when I put the bottle down. While the clarity of sobriety allows me to live a better life in many ways, it also shines a blinding light on a harsh...
by Gill Kenny | Sep 30, 2019 | Acceptance, Acceptance & Commitment, Accountability, Addict, Addiction, Alcohol, Compassion, Loneliness, Shame, Sobriety
I’ve recently lost my best friend. We were close for nearly 40 years and I thought I could never live without her. I have been hiding away with my pain since it happened on May 13th this year. I’ve battled with the grief and cried a million tears and only now feel...
