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Identity Shifting as a Powerful Recovery Tool
Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right Henry Ford’s famous quote may seem a tad cold when talking about recovery. But I know from first hand experience he is right. In my own struggles with alcoholism, I was forever saying I would quit but never made a firm resolution (a pact with…
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Turning Setbacks into Strength: Understanding and Overcoming Alcohol Relapse
Ooops!…I did it again There is nothing more soul destroying that relapsing after a period of sobriety. The temptation to just say fuck it and go on an all out bender can be overwhelming. Alcohol relapse is a common, yet challenging, aspect of recovery. Many people find themselves struggling with the cycle of recovery and…
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Life After Alcohol & Finding Other Ways to Fill the Void
Introduction Life after alcohol has been a journey characterised by ups and downs. For me, one recurring theme has been learning to become comfortable with the void. What do I mean by the void? For me it’s what Buddists refer to as Dukkha – or unsatisfactoriness with life. The main cause of inherent human ‘suffering’.…
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How to Get in Touch With Your Intuition
We’ve all had times when we feel something but can’t explain it. Maybe you feel good or bad about a job offer. Or, you feel something strong about a new person. That feeling is your inner sense working. It’s a strong tool that many people forget to use. In today’s world, we get overwhelmed with…
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What is Holosync Meditation?
Introduction I was invited to try a 5 day trial of Holosync nearly 2 years ago. I was initially dubious about the idea of listening to binaural sounds to help me with meditation. Being someone who has practised for nearly two decades, I was sceptical as to how Holosync could actually benefit me. Despite this,…
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Lasting Change Can Only Come From an Internal Identity Shift
Be careful of what you focus on I have an insidious enemy that has accompanied me in my 50 year journey in this life. My mind. It is the primary reason I ended up drinking myself to death in a grotty bedsit, instead of living the glamorous life of a commercial airline pilot. By the…