Tag: accountability

The Holiday Setup: Awareness in Action

The Holiday Setup: Awareness in Action

  • Posted on December 1, 2015
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At this point, you made it through Thanksgiving. It will be a good practice to step back and reflect on what worked as well as what didn’t work, a mental replay of your weekend. I definitely suggest a pencil and paper so you can start fixating the pros and cons. Here are a few questions that can guide you: How did your friend/family member perceive your honesty and making yourself accountable? Were there any awkward moments while walking into the gathering? During? Who were you most happy to see? What did it feel…continue reading →
Thanksgiving: Don’t KiLL the Duck

Thanksgiving: Don’t KiLL the Duck

  • Posted on November 24, 2015
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Thanksgiving is just a few days away. You recently stopped using, but you are about to encounter your family for the first time. You’re already dreading the one family member you used to party with that won’t be happy about you not partaking in the drinking (I was that guy). Your cousin who you used to “go for a walk” with will be expecting you join him/her. Your great aunt has been living with your family for a few years and now you’re afraid you’ll be tempted to raid the medicine cabinet as…continue reading →
I Cheated: Coming Clean

I Cheated: Coming Clean

  • Posted on October 31, 2015
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It's quite the strange feeling to have the urge to tell someone else about my not following my own protocol straight away after it happens. It’s been almost six years since I started feeling the excruciating pain and experiencing the never-ending bathroom visits that Ulcerative Colitis brought to my life. This is actually an interesting segway to “Don’t Quit! STOP” since it was right after I stopped smoking that these symptoms and their friends started to show up. I won’t get into all of that right now, but fast forward seven months of…continue reading →