Saying Goodbye – #grief #loss #memories
I have been wanting to share what I said in September at Kathy’s memorial, and I feel it’s appropriate today on the anniversary of her passing. Forever missed and loved. It must have been May because the trail was still muddy. Kathy was wearing her red rubber boots, but I remember that she had a…
On the Other Side #addiction #recovery #recoveryposse #odaat
I do a lot of thinking. A lot of addicts I know do, too. I analyze everything as it’s happening and then I unpack it later and examine it some more. I always say I have an insatiable appetite for knowledge, which is funny because at times I can be stubborn, difficult and unteachable. It’s…
Ode to Joy
When I was in treatment I was diagnosed with anhedonia. This is the scientific term for the inability to feel joy or pleasure. I did some pretty serious damage to my body and my brain and in the beginning, I was certainly paying for it. When you flood your brain with dopamine repeatedly for a…
On Harder Days – #addiction #recovery #mentalhealth #relapseprevention
When I was in treatment we learned about something called Distress Tolerance. It was actually the first module of work that they gave me, I guess it was easy to tell where to start from my entrance survey or the records that my counselors had sent over. Distress tolerance is basically exactly what it sounds…
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Lindsay Dianne is an experienced writer and cover-published natural light photographer in Coquitlam, BC.
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