by Gill Kenny | Dec 27, 2022 | Abundance mindset, Acknowledgement, Addiction, Ageing, Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Gratitude, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Kindness, Love, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Scarcity mindset, Self-esteem, Self-love, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Social media, Staying sober
Welcome back to my blog, the last one for the year. I hope you had a lovely Christmas. Here’s the link to the audio version for those of you who prefer to listen to me reading it. A very special welcome to those of you who’ve recently subscribed after The Irish Times...
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 | Oct 18, 2022 | Alcohol, Alcohol & cancer, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Drinking, Freedom, Growth, Mental health, Sobriety, Staying sober, Writing
Hello and welcome back to my blog Thank you for your encouraging feedback on my last blog, The Colour of a Sober Mind. It’s always heart-warming to know that other people relate to what I’m experiencing. I love the sense of connection I get with you as a reader or...
by Gill Kenny | Jul 22, 2022 | Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Healing in nature, Imprisonment, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups, Trauma, Unhealthy behaviours
I have been completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of support that I received from thousands of people following the publication of my article in the Irish Times last week. This week’s blog is dedicated especially to the many people who took the time to email me to...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Digital addiction, Envy, Gratitude, Inferiority complex, Jealousy, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Social media
Those of you that know me will know that my favourite colour is green. I love the fact that there are 40 shades of it too, according to the song written by Johnny Cash during his 1959 trip to Ireland. The shade of green that is my focus today though is my least...
by Gill Kenny | Nov 13, 2020 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Imprisonment, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups
I remember a particular experience I had a couple of years ago at the end of a yoga class when we were lying down in Savasana pose. Out of nowhere, I felt tears rolling down my face, dropping onto the floor beneath my head, while a heavy sense of foreboding took hold...
