Addiction and Recovery Culture: The harsh reality of Addiction
Addiction is a culture and a hash reality to live out of. The word culture is derived from the Latin ‘Colere’ and translates to: Breakdown of the meaning of culture A Culture is a way of life and dictates how [...]
Self Love and Self-Acceptance: You reap what you sow
Sitting at a coffee shop last week I picked up a sachet of sugar and read the quote printed on the back, ‘You reap what you sow’. My heart sunk a little when I considered how many good people I [...]
Addiction Recovery: OWN IT!
It's time to become your own brand and own your recovery. I’ve done the 12 steps twice and through doing them I learnt an incredible amount about myself. I like to think that the learnings I took from the steps [...]
Self Love: From suffering emerges the strongest of souls.
Practice Self Love by embracing your 'imperfections' What is self love? The Japanese have a beautiful practice called Kintsugi which is the practice of putting broken pottery pieces of ceramic back together with gold. The broken piece of pottery is [...]
Who is Richard?
Richard’s story is one of resilience, transformation and learning to overcome impossible odds. For years, he wrestled with personal battles and setbacks that could have kept him stuck. Instead, those struggles became the foundation of his message — a message [...]
Addiction Recovery is about acceptance
I recall years of 'saying sorry' and trying to 'act sorry' for the things I had done during my addicted past. The terms 'guilt and shame' are so entwined in addiction recovery that one has to wonder 'how long do I continue to feel repentful for my past?'
