by Gill Kenny | Jun 13, 2024 | Attention seekers, Alcohol, Drinking, Happiness, Heart of the matter, Lived Experience, Meditation, Mental health, Open Heart, Peace, Recovery, Self-imposed limitations, Self-knowledge, Self-love, Staying sober, Unhealthy behaviours
Dear Readers & Listeners, What a difference a scraggly little piece of punctuation can make to the meaning of a couple of words, eh! Thanks for joining me today as I continue my quest to live a simpler, more peaceful life without the need to alter the state of my...
by Gill Kenny | May 13, 2024 | Abundance mindset, Acceptance, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol & cancer, Anger, Attitude of gratitude, Authentic self, Awakening, Being in the now, Benefits of sobriety, Blame, Change, Choosing to be strong, Compassion, Connection to others, counselling, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Empathy, Forgiveness, Freedom, Growth, Healing, Inspiration, Intimacy, Isolation, Kindness, Listening to the heart, Lived Experience, Love, Meditation, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Mind, Open Heart, Pain & vulnerability, Parenting, Peace, Philosophy, Processing trauma, Recovery, Rejection, Shame, Sobriety, Spirituality, Staying sober, Stigma, Trauma, Trust in relationships, Truth, Unhealthy behaviours
Dear Readers, I can’t quite believe that this day has come. Not only am I publishing my 100th blog, but more importantly, I am celebrating five years since I stopped drinking. If you’d like to listen to this instead of reading (it is a long one today!), then...
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 | Dec 14, 2023 | Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Authentic self, Believing you're bad, Benefits of sobriety, Blame, Change, Christmas, Commitments, Control, Courage, Craving, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Freedom, Kindness, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Pain & vulnerability, Peace, Processing trauma, Recovery, Self-love, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Spirituality, Staying sober, Trauma, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Dear Readers and Listeners, I hope that the imminent closing of 2023 is bringing you some respite and a chance to re-evaluate things after what has been a challenging year in the world. Follow this link if you’d prefer to listen. While I would love to be...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 28, 2023 | Addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Authentic self, Being in the now, Changing focus, Core values, Curated lives, Digital addiction, Drinking, Freedom, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Healing in nature, Kindness, Listening to the heart, Lived Experience, Mental health, Mind, Recovery, Savouring the simple things of liffe, Self-knowledge, Self-love, Sobriety, Social media, State of awe, Staying sober, The essence of our being, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours
Hello, again! Yesterday I sent out my long over-due blog which is below. It’s not funny being me sometimes. In fact, I cringe when I think about how messy I am. I’m sending this again and I apologise in advance for you having to receive two emails in two...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 5, 2023 | Compassion, Connection to others, Growth, Healing, Heart of the matter, Living in wonderment, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Philosophy, Spirituality, The essence of our being, Uncategorized
Dear Readers, As we leave behind the cold of winter and enter into the growth of spring here in the southern hemisphere, I am acutely aware of the absolute beauty of life. Everywhere around me, things are coming to life. My garden is bursting with colour, especially...
