The Teaspoon and the Ocean
I want to tell you something I've never fully said out loud, at least not in one place.
The most transformative experience of my life did not happen in a therapist's office, a church, or a boardroom. It happened in ceremony.
The first major awakening for me was in 2012.
The First Time I Remembered Being Born
What is your GUT telling you?
Your nervous system has been quietly managing everything you haven't been able to address yet- ei. the concern about the alimony for the divorce, the need for rest you talked yourself out of, the moment at work you held it together when you actually needed to fall apart.
Every UNRESOLVED thing you're carrying TAKES UP S P A C E.
And your body is working overtime to contain it.
You Stopped the Behavior. So Why Does Something Still Feel Missing
Every person I've worked with in addiction recovery has also lost some sense of who they really are.
Addiction does that. It draws people away from their values, the relationships they love, their inner light, and the trust that they are loved as they are.
Here is the question I keep returning to: If addiction causes that disconnection, wouldn't sobriety automatically restore it?
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