Mind Your Mind: 5 Tips to Incorporate Mindfulness into Your Recovery
Mindfulness is about bringing awareness and presence to everything - thoughts and thought patterns, environment, habits, bodily sensations,
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Amy C. Willis
Nov 13, 20209 min read
Normative Alcohol Culture: What It Is and Why It Matters
Normative alcohol culture describes what we think and how we speak about and engage with alcohol. Alcohol culture dictates what is ...
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Amy C. Willis
May 17, 20205 min read
What to Say When Saying “Alcoholic” Doesn’t Feel Right
Addiction is highly nuanced and complex and requires precise language. The on-going use of the term “alcoholic” simply does not capture the
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Amy C. Willis
Feb 28, 20208 min read
3.5 Years into My Sobriety and I Still Feel the Pull: What You Can Do When Cravings Hit
3.5 years into my sobriety. And then it happened.
Out of nowhere, a thought popped into my head: you should have a drink.
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Amy C. Willis
Dec 10, 20196 min read
Resilience in Recovery: 7 Steps to Strengthening Your Struggle
While we don’t have the capacity to change our history, we do have the capacity to change our beliefs, our emotions and our experiences ...
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Amy C. Willis
Oct 16, 20194 min read
But What If Addiction Isn't a Disease? Part II
Another incongruency that’s worth mentioning is that within the BDMA, the foundation of this model’s argument that addiction is a disease ..
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Amy C. Willis
Oct 16, 20195 min read
But What If Addiction Isn't a Disease? Part I
As someone who struggled with problematic alcohol use and consumption, labelling my experience as a "disease" never sat well with me.
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Amy C. Willis
Aug 4, 20195 min read
The Sobriety Smörgåsbord: Why Creating a Recovery Patchwork Can Serve You Well
Let's chat about why creating a #recovery patchwork can be so beneficial for you!
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Amy C. Willis
Jul 27, 20192 min read
#Soberfun is a Choice
Think that being sober means not having any fun? Think again. Fun is easier to have than ever in sobriety. It call comes down to a choice.
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Amy C. Willis
Jul 14, 20194 min read
Books for Sobriety & Life
Some of the books that have changed my life and supported my #recovery!
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Amy C. Willis
May 16, 20193 min read
Why Admitting That We're Powerless Over Alcohol Sets Women Up For Failure
Taking on AA's Step 1 and uncovering why it's damaging AF for women
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