I can identify a pattern, figure out where it came from, build a lovely little conceptual framework around it, and call that processing. 

Recovery coaching has made it harder for me to pretend that's always the same thing as healing. 

Having someone in your corner who has been through recovery, knows what it’s like, and has no agenda other than to support you is so valuable. That being said…

A Recovery Coach Professional shares three things she loves about recovery coaching - from building connection and staying curious to using lived experience to help others feel less alone.

There is not one “right way” to heal and there definitely isn’t a straight path. My recovery story was messy and doesn’t fit into one box, and that is okay. 

What you don’t see on the recovery pamphlet is that for many of us, it’s part trauma response. Eating disorders affect people of all genders, ages, races, and sizes.

It doesn’t change what happened to you, but it might change how it lives in your body and transform something that feels heavy and shameful into something bearable. And for me it makes me think, See? I’m not crazy! They’ve felt it too.

This new project takes that idea one step further and creates space for community members and businesses to share, discover, and promote these events for a healthier Chippewa Valley.

With more people choosing to abstain than ever before, the expectation to drink just because we’re socializing is outdated. Here’s how to update your holiday get-together with a recovery-friendly vibe…

That’s why apocalypse isn’t always bad. It’s uncomfortable. Revelation shows something you thought was true isn’t. Something you built your life on gets exposed. Something has to end for something real to begin. 

The way depression is diagnosed, with a questionnaire about your feelings and behaviors and their durations, is not as perspicuous as, say, a blood test for diabetes. There’s no way of knowing that you’re in need of medication until you give it a go and see if it helps with symptoms.