Making big decisions Follow your Gut feeling Meditate on it Get super clear on it Picture it in your mind Look at why you want it What’s your reasons Make sure you like your reasons Put it on the calendar Treat them like non-negotiable appointments Adjust and flex as needed accepting that will be a […]

Withholding judgment and Body Shame Hitting the pause button when our brain wants to make a situation mean something It always wants to analyze But these no substance It’s a trick, a rabbit hole and it disconnects us from ourselves and humanity That’s a terrible feeling. It’s best to have patience and try to see […]

Love and Support Reach out to Erin: [email protected] Loving ourselves and supporting ourselves is important work that all in recovery need to learn how to do. But it is also important for us to have loving supporting relationships outside of ourselves as well. Having others around us to enjoy life with and lift us up […]

Reach out at [email protected] www.thrivingafteraddiciton.com/retreats Laziness is something that some people belief is a characteristic. For example: I’m just a lazy person. I have disagreed with this statement for as long as I can remember. I do not believe that people are lazy. I do believe people have fear, trauma, that they’re exhausted and depleted, […]

Difficult Conversations and Belief Systems My boyfriend and I were having a discussion about boundaries and communication. We went back and forth and I felt at a certain point (and I’m sure he did as well) that we were banging our heads against the wall trying to communicate. It was fascinating. We are both excellent […]

Emotional Neglect and Impulse Sometimes it can seem like others are neglecting us emotionally and it can cause a lot of pain. Emotional neglect starts with the person themselves and many times has nothing to do with us as they dive deep into their private universe. If we are neglecting ourselves emotionally we can become […]

I recently visited Japan where I presented three times in Japanese. It was intense. The presenting itself was a dream, but the challenges I faced to get there were pretty significant. I had a miscarriage and was hospitalized the day before I left. I was in severe pain and got sick on the trip. But, […]

Feeling emotions is ok www.thrivingafteraddiction.com/retreats Allowing ourselves to feel whatever comes up can be a new experience in recovery. We are learning to change our relationship with our inner vibration which can take some time. If we have been numbing out our whole lives, to feel everything at once can be overwhelming. Allowing ourselves time […]

Enrollment for Erin’s retreat is live! Check out thrivingafteraddiction.com/retreats Feeling out of control is something we all deal with from time to time. Especially in recovery, we are learning to feel our emotions more fully and they can be super powerful. If we are not super practiced at this, it can shut us down. Rather […]

Addiction in the Family When you are close to someone who is addicted a lot of the times they’re in denial When I was in the throes of bulimia, alcohol addiction, and pill popping I def had some denial around it If your partner or family member is in this stage, it is impossible to […]