by Ryn | 12 steps, recovery coaching, self improvement
When I saw the Discovery Magazine headline “How Effective is Alcoholics Anonymous?,” I was ready to brace myself for the worst. Although Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life and has been the cornerstone of my recovery since 1999, there are always a few Negative Nellies...
by Ryn | joyful life, recovery coaching, recovery myths, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching, spiritual
The only thing that used to get me out of bed in the morning was the thought of the Budweiser hidden in the fridge. Yes, my boyfriend-at-the-time and I used to “hide” the beer from each other so the other one wouldn’t drink it. In a fridge that was stocked with...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching
Want to hear something crazy? All that stress, overwhelm and anxiety we regularly experience – is self-inflicted. That’s right. We do it to ourselves. And we keep it up constantly, without even realizing it. Right now I am frustrated for two main reasons. I am SICK of...
by Ryn | joyful life, life coaching, self improvement
You know when you have an underlying headache and it makes you highly annoyed at everyone and everything around you? Well, there’s a worldwide headache that’s been going on for a few months now. It’s the Coronavirus situation. As the COVID-19...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, power of positive, self improvement
Everyone loves kittens. Well, my dad would have argued that one – so let’s say MOST people love kittens. Kittens are cute. They’re cuddly. They have the biggest, brightest, most innocent eyes! But when there are five of them, along with a mama cat, screaming for three...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, power of positive, spiritual
Turning 40 freaked me the heck out. But turning 50 feels just fine. I’ll officially hit the half-century mark five days after I’m writing this, so you may want to ask me again when the birthday is actually here – but at the moment I feel much more excitement than...
by Ryn | emotional intelligence, holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, relationships
We’re all way too familiar with boundaries lately, thanks to the social distancing stuff that tells us to Stay Back 6 Feet. But those aren’t the only boundaries going on in our lives. We also have personal boundaries we need to set – and maintain – if we want to...
by Ryn | gratitude and appreciation, joyful life, life coaching, relationships, spiritual, Uncategorized
How many times have you thought of a friend, only to get a phone call from them later that day? Or had a song run through your head, only to hear it two minutes later on a random playlist? Or wished you took more time to get back to writing poetry – only to get an...
by Ryn | joyful life, power of positive, spiritual
Complicated and serious. That seems to be the trend of life lately. Keep up such a severe stress level and this kind of intense thinking, and you’re going to get a headache. Or worse. There’s a good chance your head could actually explode. OK, maybe not literally. But...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, power of positive, self improvement
Mood swings are not uncommon in the best of times, and they can be even more prevalent when we’re out of our normal routine. Like right about now. One moment the world is a beautiful sunshiny place in your magical backyard, but the next minute an annoying email can...
