Category: sobriety
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Beyond Dry January Question #4: Do I have to do this alone? (I don’t want to do this alone).
Get your clicking finger ready because LINKS abound! I am a Certified Professional Recovery Coach and a She Recovers Designated Coach so I definitely have a bias towards working with a Recovery Coach at some point in time. It might be after a group, in conjunction with a group, or before you try a group,…
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Beyond Dry January Question #3: How long do I have to commit to this?
One of the first questions I ask new clients is, “What is your short term goal and what is your long term goal?” THEN I immediately follow up with, “If you don’t have an answer, that’s okay.” Some people are very clear on exactly what they want to do and some are still figuring it…
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Beyond Dry January Question #2: What do I do at 5pm/2pm/10pm/10am?
MAKE A PLAN. “But I am a spontaneous free spirit and I hate plans!” That is wonderful! I love that about you, MAKE A PLAN. The planing and prep actually begins WAY before your first drink. Set yourself up all day to still have will power leftover by the evening. In coaching, this can be…
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Beyond Dry January Question #1: What do I tell people?
The first thing I say when I get this question or when working with people is: You do not owe anyone an explanation beyond your comfort level. Meaning… you do not owe anyone your story, your explanation, your drinking habit log, you get to pick who knows what details, what you feel comfortable talking about,…
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Beyond Dry January
I still vividly remember January of 2017 finishing dry January and knowing in my gut I needed to be done. I didn’t say it out loud to anyone but I knew. I made it until mid-February when we went on a ski trip with the kids. I remember sitting in a chair in the condo…
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Simple Expectations
Be vulnerable….but don’t overshare. I don’t need to know the details, unless you have some juicy details. No, not the heart stuff, the really juicy stuff. It’s okay to cry…but also don’t be so dramatic, your life is pretty great.Take care of yourself first…but can you volunteer for this and help me with that and you…
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Nutella Meditations
So every day around 3pm, I go in the pantry grab the giant jar of Nutella and the Costco bag of pretzel thins and prepare myself for my afternoon meditation. I then stand at the island, stare either out of the window or straight ahead into the blank TV and zone out. I dip the…
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Extra Coaching Support
Well…this week has been A LOT. I have heard from several of you and it seems like we are all teetering between, “I’m fine” and “I am most definitely NOT fine” sometimes shifting between the two on a minute by minute basis. It is hard to feel grounded when everything else feels very up in…
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Forever Ever?
One of the most consistent questions I get from clients, friends, random people is… but FOREVER? Like FOREVER EVER? And then they make big eyes and usually say… I could never.Here’s my answer, FOR ME.
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Two Questions
A huge part of letting go of alcohol for me was really identifying why I was drinking in the first place (if drinking isn’t your thing, sub in whatever). One of the things I had to work on and one of the first things I try to work on with my clients, is identifying the…
Cori Lyon 