Self-Forgiveness: Moving from Shame to Healing
What about the weight we carry from everything that came before? This is the space between "I'm sober" and "I'm worthy of this life I'm building." Learn why self-forgiveness isn't about excusing what you did—it's about freeing yourself to become who you're capable of being.
Why Safe Spaces Matter in Early Recovery
Everyone tells you to avoid triggers, but they don't tell you where to go instead. Safe spaces in recovery aren't just places your substance of choice isn't available—they're environments where you can be honest, make mistakes, and figure out who you're becoming. Here's how to identify the spaces that actually support your recovery and build the infrastructure you need to thrive.
You Weren't Conscious. Understanding Behavior and Awareness in Recovery
You weren't acting from consciousness when you were using—you were acting from pain, programming, and survival. Understanding this distinction is crucial for self-forgiveness in recovery.
It Wasn’t About the Addiction. It Was About the Trauma.
The real work is figuring out what you’re trying not to feel. What truths you have to face. What changes you have to make. It’s learning that the key to lasting recovery isn’t just abstaining from your drug of choice—it’s getting to the bottom of why you needed it in the first place.
Radical Self-Honesty is the One Thing That Changes Everything
The gap between what we know and what we're willing to admit—that's where we stay stuck. Radical self-honesty isn't about being hard on yourself. It's about finally being real with yourself. Learn why this single practice changes everything in early recovery, and get practical tools to start telling yourself the truth today. Because the truth might hurt, but the lies will kill you.ll begins with an idea.