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 | 12 steps, gratitude and appreciation, holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, resentments, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
Do all your years kind of blend together into one big blob? You wonder where the heck the time goes, and when all those goals you set at the beginning of each year might actually come to fruition. The answer, unfortunately, may be never. Because, as they say: If...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
When you first start attending recovery meetings, you might notice all kinds of strange sayings plastered all over the walls. They’re short and memorable, but not always considered sweet. In fact, many folks say they absolutely hated all those recovery sayings when...
by Ryn | 12 steps, high cost of drinking, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
We’re rough, tough and ready for action, right? So why the heck would we EVER surrender to anything? Surrender brings to mind some whimpering, beat-up thing waving a ragged white flag. That’s not a pretty picture. But neither is the reality you get from fighting...
by Ryn | emotional intelligence, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
When you’ve had a tough day, few things are more delicious than curling up with your dog, putting your TV streaming option on auto-play, and shutting out the rest of the world. Whether you call it downtime, alone time or “me” time, we all need time to decompress away...
by Ryn | 12 steps, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
When I celebrated my first year of sobriety on July 23, 2000, members of my recovery group let me in on a little secret. They said when I had first come in, they had voted me least likely to succeed. They may have even put money on it (it was Brooklyn, after all)....
