by Gill Kenny | Nov 2, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Mental health, Negative mindset, Supporting young people, Togetherness, Trust in relationships, Youth Drugs & Alcohol
Is there no end to the challenges of parenthood? All I can say is that I’m glad that I stopped drinking when I did, because now I am able to separate my own stuff from everyone else’s. So, last week my 15 year old son got caught smoking marijuana. To say my husband...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 6, 2020 | Abundance mindset, Activists for the future, Addict, Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Dictionary of lost words, Empathy, Equal rights, Gratitude, Imprisonment, Integrity, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Relationship with money, Saving our planet, Scarcity mindset, Sobriety, Social media, Supporting young people, Togetherness, Women's Rights
I’ve just returned from a week by the sea where I got to recharge my almost-depleted battery and read a whole book all to myself. I’ll share the title with you as I do believe it is a good ‘un. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is beautifully written and...
by Gill Kenny | Sep 21, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Compassion, Connection to others, Cynicism, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Trust in relationships
It’s been fifty years since Joni Mitchell’s song ‘The Last Time I Saw Richard’ was released. I became a fan of hers in the 80s and regularly listened to her album Blue as I stared into the depths of my wine glass. The words ‘cynical & drunk’ became stuck in my...
by Gill Kenny | May 11, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Alcohol & cancer, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Recovery, Self-love, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups
For as long as I was drinking to excess, I wondered what it would feel like to be completely sober for a whole year. I had done many the stint of abstinence and completed a couple of one-hundred-day challenges over the years, but it never felt as though l was giving...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 3, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Alcohol, Compassion, Sobriety, Staying sober
Triskelion: an old Irish Symbol representing the connection between Body, Mind and Spirit Life is full of ups and downs. I got over my recent downer and, like my injured dog, George, who has since been healed, I bounced back into life. So much so that I feel more...
by Gill Kenny | Jan 13, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Compassion, Sobriety, Staying sober
Dunguaire Castle, Galway Bay, Ireland Last week I wrote about finding my truth and how it is now guiding me to live a life better than before. This week, I would like to share some of that truth with you. Today marks eight months since I began my journey into...
