by Gill Kenny | May 2, 2023 | Acceptance, Alcohol, Drinking, Gratitude, Isolation, Lived Experience, Loneliness, Motivation, Realising dreams, Recovery, Self-worth, Sobriety, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Welcome back to my blog. Hope you’re doing OK. If you’d prefer to listen you can follow this link, and for something different I’ve recorded a video of me reading it – a chance for you to put a name to a voice. See if you agree with my husband who is...
by Gill Kenny | Apr 18, 2023 | Alcohol, Calling it out, Drinking, Growth, Happiness, Listening to the heart, Mental health, Poison, Risk taking, Truth, Uncategorized
Greetings! I hope you’re doing OK. Welcome back to my blog. This week I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and attempting to be a storyteller, for a change. I’m going to take a stab at putting my own spin on the old folktale by Hans Christian Anderson which many of you...
by Gill Kenny | Mar 20, 2023 | Addiction, Alcohol, Compassion, Connection to others, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Healing, Judging, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Shame, Stigma, suicide, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s the link to the audio version if you’d prefer to listen. Hopefully you’re doing OK and treating yourself with the kindness you deserve. Please be aware that this post contains details about suicide and might be distressing to some...
by Gill Kenny | Mar 7, 2023 | Addiction, Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Internal Family Systems, Labels, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Mind, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Self-love, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Stigma of labels, The essence of our being, The Many Parts of Us, Trauma
Hello! I hope you’re doing OK. Here’s the link to the audio version of this week’s blog if you’d prefer to listen. Sober reading When I stopped using alcohol to cope, I channelled my energy into something healthier instead – learning about the human mind. A few...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 21, 2023 | Addiction, Alcohol, Avoidance, Benefits of sobriety, Caring, Compassion, Empathy, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Stigma of labels, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s the link to the audio version. I hope things have been going OK for you. In our house, things have improved considerably thanks to talking and listening to one another about our feelings, especially in relation to the tragic death of...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 7, 2023 | Acceptance, Acceptance & Commitment, Acknowledgement, Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Empathy, Growth, Healing in nature, Human-animal bond, Mental health, Peace, Recovery, Sobriety, Staying sober, Uncategorized
Hello, and welcome back to my blog – follow this link to the audio version if you prefer to listen. I hope you’re doing well. Keeping the past behind closed curtains I’ve been grappling with hard stuff. It’s been sneaking out from behind the heavy velvet...
