by Gill Kenny | Oct 28, 2024 | Alcohol, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Awakening, Being in the now, Benefits of sobriety, Change, Choices, Connection to others, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Freedom, Healing, Kindness, Lived Experience, Love, Meditation, Mental health, Mind, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Passion, Recovery, Self-love, Sobriety, State of awe, Staying sober, Support groups, The essence of our being, Togetherness, Uncategorized
Dear Readers, Welcome back to my blog. Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been writing these blogs as regularly I used to. It became more of a monthly thing this year as I focused on other things that are essential to my wellbeing. I hope you’ve also been...
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 | Aug 14, 2024 | Acceptance, Acceptance & Commitment, Alcohol, Anger, Attitude of gratitude, Authentic self, Awakening, Benefits of sobriety, Change, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Courage, Drinking, Goals, Growth, Isolation, Kindness, Listening to the heart, Loneliness, Mental health, Open Heart, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Rejection, Self-compassion, Self-love, Shame, Singing, Smiling, Sobriety, Staying sober, Stepping out of our comfort zone, Uncategorized, Writing
Dear Readers, Welcome back to my blog. Thanks for taking the time to be here with me. You can follow this link to hear me reading this blog instead. I am feeling grateful that I have this link to you as I know that you share some of my experiences in what often feels...
by Gill Kenny | Jul 29, 2024 | Alcohol, Anger, Authentic self, Awakening, Believing you're bad, Benefits of sobriety, Bitching, Changing focus, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Conquering fear, Courage, Doing hard stuff, Drinking, Forgiveness, Fulfilling dreams, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Heart of the matter, Inspiration, Lived Experience, Love, Meditation, Mental health, Open Heart, Pain & vulnerability, Realising dreams, Recovery, Self-compassion, Self-imposed limitations, Self-love, Self-worth, Shared humanity, Sobriety, Staying sober, Trust in relationships, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours, Wasting time
Dear Readers, Since my last blog I’ve been living the dream, as I said I would. I hope you have too. Follow this link to listen to me reading this blog if that’s your preference. I’m excited to be over 20,000 words in already; that’s almost five chapters of the...
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 28, 2024 | Accountability, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Awakening, Being in the now, Benefits of sobriety, Changing focus, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Conquering fear, Domestic violence, Drinking, Gratitude, Healing, Kindness, Listening to the heart, Meditation, Mental health awareness, Mind, Open Heart, Peace, Recovery, Self-love, Sobriety, Staying sober, The essence of our being, Values, Violence, Vulnerable girls
Dear Readers, Thanks for the hugely supportive response to my last blog. I’m sorry that I haven’t replied to all of you yet – I promise I will get to it soon. My head has felt like the circus came to town over the past couple of weeks and it’s had me jumping through...
