by Gill Kenny | May 16, 2023 | Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Authentic self, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Core values, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Listening to the heart, Love, Mental health awareness, Parenting, Self-love, Self-worth, Sobriety, Staying sober, Uncategorized
Welcome to Celebrate Good Times, my 83rd blog. Follow this link to watch or listen instead. We’ve just marked four years since we took the pledge not to let alcohol mess with our lives any longer. The last time my husband and I had a drink was on Mother’s Day 2019...
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 | 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...
by Gill Kenny | Nov 15, 2022 | Acknowledgement, Alcohol, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Doing hard stuff, Empathy, Healing, Pain & vulnerability, Philosophy, Sobriety, Soul, Staying sober, Togetherness
Welcome back to my blog. I hope it finds you in a good space with the love and support you deserve. This is the 70th blog that I’ve published (audio blog here) and comes on the back of a milestone in my sober life, that of three and a half years since the first day of...
