The journey of Self-Respect is quite a remarkable one. Join us in getting to know yourself better! … [Read more...] about A Journey of Self-Respect
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Why Self-Respect Matters When You Love Someone with an Addiction
When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it's easy to believe that the only way to help is to give more of yourself. More time. More patience. More understanding. More chances. At first, these actions often come from a place of love and hope. You want to believe that this time will be different, that your support will make the difference, or that if you can just say or do the right thing, they'll finally choose recovery. But as addiction continues, many loved ones discover something … [Read more...] about Why Self-Respect Matters When You Love Someone with an Addiction
Celebrating 38 Years Clean and Sober
38 Years. So hard to believe. At that time, I was 37 years old, and life was very difficult for me. I was feeling depressed and suicidal, not knowing why I was on this planet. With great fear, I decided to reach out for help, which turned out to be the most important decision of my life. Now 75 – a young 75 – and things are easier. Life isn’t always fantastic, I still have problems and things to deal with, but – most days – I understand myself a lot more, which makes life much better. Less … [Read more...] about Celebrating 38 Years Clean and Sober
The Vicious Cycle of Low Self-Respect
Self-respect is an ‘inside job’ – we develop it by doing the next right thing for ourselves and then the next right thing after that. I can’t give you your self-respect and you can’t give me mine. But we can encourage each other to take the best care of ourselves that we can, because active addiction and self-respect cannot coexist. I know which one I choose today – how about you? … [Read more...] about The Vicious Cycle of Low Self-Respect
Self-Care Leads to Self-Respect
When we take better care of ourselves, we begin to feel much better holistically. As we take our needs off the back burner - where they have never belonged in the first place - and take more ownership of what we actually can control (ourselves), we can stop rescuing others and thus help them develop their own resiliency. In this way, we can contribute to others feeling better about themselves as well. … [Read more...] about Self-Care Leads to Self-Respect
