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 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 | 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 | Jun 27, 2023 | Addiction, Alcohol, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Change, Compassion, Connection to others, Craving, Drinking, Empathy, Happiness, Healing, Pain & vulnerability, Processing trauma, Recovery, Self-knowledge, Self-love, Sobriety, Staying sober, Trauma, Uncategorized, Unhealthy behaviours, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Hello and welcome to my latest blog. I trust, because you’re here reading or listening to my ponderings today, that you’re taking some time to care for yourself. That’s important. Like they say on airplanes, always fit your own oxygen mask first as, without it,...
