by Gill Kenny | Sep 30, 2024 | Alcohol, Avoidance, Awakening, Benefits of sobriety, Cannabis, Commitments, Complex trauma, Connection to others, counselling, Courage, Drinking, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Healing, Healing in nature, Imprisonment, Lived Experience, Living in wonderment, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Self-love, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Uncategorized
Dear Readers & Listeners, Thanks for stopping in today to give me your attention; I know there are a million other things deserving of your time. I hope that you’ve been taking good care of yourself since I last wrote. It has been a while. Follow this link to...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 14, 2024 | Acknowledgement, Ageing, Alcohol, Anxiety, Authentic self, Avoidance, Balance, Compassion, counselling, Demons, Diet, Empathy, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Judging, Kindness, Lived Experience, Love, Mental health, Mind, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Self-love, Sobriety, Staying sober, Sugar, Uncategorized
Happy St. Valentine’s Day to You. It’s been two months since my last blog because I had to contend with the ups and downs of a busy life hence why this is the first blog of 2024. I’m doing my best to get back on track. Before I share my latest insights with you,...
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 | Nov 1, 2022 | Addiction, Alcohol, Avoidance, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Discipline, Domestic violence, Drinking, Empathy, Goals, Growth, Happiness, Isolation, Loneliness, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Self-love, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Spirituality, Staying sober, Support groups, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Welcome back to my blog. Here’s the link to the audio version if you prefer to listen. Hope you’re OK. Thanks for the feedback on my last blog entitled Growth in which I shared my concerns about the suspected skin cancer on my back. Well, I’m delighted to tell...
by Gill Kenny | Mar 30, 2020 | Avoidance, Control
His Holiness The Dalai Lama There’s no point in pretending that everything is tickety-boo when it clearly isn’t. I don’t know how many times this past week my throat has tightened, my heart has almost exploded, and I’ve felt as though the only thing to do was scream...
