

The Opposite of Addiction is Connection
One of my very wonderful friends said this the other day, which came from one of the many books we have been reading together and man, did this stand out to me. For me and my husband and friends, this we can absolutely relate to. We are sober, in a program, working a program to the best of our ability and trying to do all the things that are recommended for us to have a happy and healthy life. Then I also have a few friends who are not sober (don’t need to be sober), but are
4 days ago3 min read


Confidence, judgement, and God
Hey y’all! If you are new here and didn’t know I had a YouTube channel as well as my blog, check it out! All things real, as real as it gets, just a hot mess express over here. Haha Which then leads me right into the topic of the hour….confidence and how it relates to God. I remember when I was a kid, teenager, and young adult, I was totally full of fear and had no self-confidence whatsoever. I couldn’t make a decision to save my life, I just knew everyone was watching me,
May 264 min read


Real Deal Vulnerability and Shame Resilience
My friend and I have been reading a book (which I have mentioned before) called Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. The latest chapter we are reading is one of really unpacking shame (because it turns out being vulnerable can negate shame) and what that looks like for men and women and how it is different. It’s so interesting because everything that she talks about I can relate to. The way I grew up, we weren’t supposed to talk about our feelings or anything else we had going on a
May 175 min read


Adulting
Remember when we were kids and all we wanted to do was grow up, be adults and be able to do whatever we wanted? And then when I did grow up and became said adult all I wanted was a husband, kids, a family, a couple of dogs, a house to take care of. And now that I have all that and I am definitely, without a doubt a very 37-year-old adult, then I ask myself “what next?”, “is this real life?”, and “I don’t think I actually want to adult anymore”. Anyone else relate or is that j
Apr 294 min read















