by Chris | Aug 30, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
Before entering recovery for my eating disorder, hunger was the enemy. I chased after diets that promised, “You’ll never feel hungry!” When those diets didn’t work, I did all I could to avoid ever feeling that grumble and its accompanying pangs. The times I would feel...
by Chris | Aug 23, 2023 | General, Spiritual Tools
Addiction is a complex disease that can be difficult to overcome, and there are many different factors that contribute to it. However, there is one common thread among people who recover from addiction: they learn to let go of their addiction, unhealthy attachment,...
by Chris | Aug 16, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors
Mosquitoes love me. I have been bitten while drenched in commercial bug repellent. I have been devoured just visiting my backyard for less than three minutes. I have even been bitten through two layers of clothing, one of which was denim—while drenched in commercial...
by Chris | Aug 2, 2023 | Adult Children of an Alcoholic, Family, Loved One of an Addict, Spiritual Tools
Growing up as an adult child of a dysfunctional home (ACDH) can leave lasting emotional scars. One of the most challenging aspects of our journey to healing is confronting painful relationships with controlling, manipulative, and abusive family members. That is why...
by Chris | Jul 26, 2023 | Family, Loved One of an Addict, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography
My forty-sixth birthday had just passed. I looked in the mirror on my husband’s side of the room. He was in the bathroom, and his was the only mirror available. I pressed my fingertips to the sides of my cheeks. There was no denying it: my laugh lines, the parentheses...
