by Ryn | high cost of drinking, recovery coaching, recovery myths, recovery rocks, self improvement, sober lifestyle coaching
When we learn to drive a car, the instructor tells us about the pedals, gears, that impossible thing called parallel parking, and loads of other stuff. But not once do I recall the driving instructor telling me that getting in a crash was part of the driving process....
by Ryn | dog relationships, gratitude and appreciation, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement
I fell in love with dogs about six years into my recovery, and I’ve never been the same since. The more I loved them, the more I learned from them. One of the greatest lessons my dogs continue to teach me is how to live in the moment. Check out how this works in this...
by Ryn | joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks
When things are making you happy, do you let them? Or do you block out the joy because it makes you feel guilty, undeserving or just plain wrong. I used to block out the joy, but I found a way to fix it. It’s all right here, in my first vlog EVER: The Rynski...
by Ryn | high cost of drinking, life coaching, recovery coaching, recovery rocks, self improvement
Jim Morrison. Earnest Hemingway. Vincent Van Gogh. Charles Bukowski. These guys were just a few of my many excuses to keep drinking. They were, after all, creative and famous. And I was certain they got that way because they drank. So I had to keep drinking to achieve...
by Ryn | recovery coaching, recovery rocks
Travel was such fun for everyone when I used to drink and fly, the entire airplane once erupted in cheers. That’s right. On an extended flight to Germany, all passengers cheered heartily and loudly – or so I was later told – after my hours-long drunken babble finally...
by Ryn | high cost of drinking, recovery coaching, recovery rocks
Early recovery for me was a scary time for many reasons, with one of the most frightening thoughts being what to do if I were at a party, celebration or wherever – and someone asked if I’d like a drink. Egads! Since I was in no way willing to tell people I was in...
