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Poetry, Recovery & Discovery

Achieving the Dream: My Book Launch

The launch of my first book was January 7, 2022. It was a childhood dream that couldn’t manifest until I finally took alcohol out of my life. Continue reading Achieving the Dream: My Book Launch

SkyeJanuary 14, 2022Leave a comment
Awareness & Awakening, Poetry, Shadow Stories

The Healing Power of the Poem

Sometimes a poem wakes you up in the middle of the night. Like a baby kicking, it’s inside you, dancing with its own consciousness, until you must throw open your eyes and acknowledge its existence. Continue reading The Healing Power of the Poem

SkyeNovember 9, 2021November 9, 20211 Comment
Awareness & Awakening, Poetry

Returning Home

This past weekend we took our little family on a mini-vacation to visit Chicago — see the sights, ride the train, show the kids the ‘Big City.’ But me for it meant so much more. Continue reading Returning Home

SkyeJune 16, 2021June 16, 20211 Comment
empowerment

Flipping Off Failure

I think I probably considered myself a FAILURE for most of my early adult life. But what if I wasn’t? When we reframe failure in our minds as a TOOL, it becomes a game-changer. Continue reading Flipping Off Failure

SkyeApril 30, 2021April 30, 2021Leave a comment
Poetry, Shadow Stories

To Drown A Crow

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. There are ribbons and memes and hashtags to draw attention to this ongoing (and far too common) issue, but we must remember that behind all of that are the real people and their stories. Continue reading To Drown A Crow

SkyeApril 23, 20213 Comments
Recovery & Discovery

From Recovery to Discovery

So we decide to quit drinking alcohol… are we destined to be ‘Recovering’ for the rest of our lives? Continue reading From Recovery to Discovery

SkyeApril 19, 2021May 26, 20211 Comment
Recovery & Discovery

Busting the Belief – “Drinking makes me cool”

When I initially decided that I needed to stop drinking, my biggest fear was that I would lose my identity. On Day 2 I wrote in my journal in shaky handwriting: Who am I? Continue reading Busting the Belief – “Drinking makes me cool”

SkyeApril 11, 2021April 10, 20211 Comment
Recovery & Discovery, sobriety

The Dread Pit

It was an underlying sense that something was slipping through my fingers, but I couldn’t quite figure out what. It was a feeling that something else existed in the world that was just outside of my awareness. I was missing it and I needed it, but I couldn’t find it. Continue reading The Dread Pit

SkyeFebruary 20, 2021March 22, 20212 Comments
Poetry, sobriety

What I Found at the Bottom of Every Bottle I Ever Drank

A poem of struggle and excuses. (It’s never too late for a new beginning.) Continue reading What I Found at the Bottom of Every Bottle I Ever Drank

SkyeJanuary 15, 2021June 6, 20215 Comments
sobriety

Three years ago I decided to quit drinking

I was an alcoholic for over 25 years. During that time I also lived my life like a normal person. Continue reading Three years ago I decided to quit drinking

SkyeJanuary 7, 2021March 22, 20212 Comments

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