When we look at how people change, and what sustains that change, how does that even happen? Recovery says it starts one day at a time. People in early sobriety from the really gnarly white drugs say it starts one minute at a time. I’d even say it takes one thought at a time, because… Continue reading How’s It Feel To Want?
Self-compassion. Uuuuggggghhh. The very phrase conjures up kind of 80s images of a wounded inner child who is being re-parented with whispered affirmations of tender nurturing and unconditional love. Everything about this is hokey. Love is absolutely conditional – sometimes those conditions will extend really, really far, but nearly everyone has a breaking point. And… Continue reading Tender Nurturing
