More Than “In Recovery” — Reclaiming the Rest of Your Story Elizabeth Strauss, Public Relations Manager and IH Graduate In recovery circles, we introduce ourselves the same way every day. “Hi, my name is ______, and I’m an addict.” There is power in that. There is...
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“Slowly, I Return”
I lost myself in noise and speed,
In chasing things I didn’t need.
But now I walk a softer lane —
One stitched with peace instead of pain.I don’t arrive in grand display,
I show up gently, day by day.
A breath, a step, a choice to stay —
That’s how I find my healing way.No need for loud, no need for race,
Just learning how to hold my space.
And every time I chose to learn,
A part of me begins to turn.
Haim G. Ginott once wrote, “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be...
Elizabeth Walker, Public Relations Manager I used to joke, back when I was in active addiction, that the worst part of drug addiction would be ending up “religious.” It was my way of laughing off something I didn’t understand, maybe even feared. But looking back, I...
In my last post, Letting God Take the Wheel: Finding Neutral in Recovery, I shared how stepping back and trusting God was the turning point that helped me find peace in the midst of recovery. Sitting in “neutral” gave me the space to see things more clearly, not just...
In my last post, Belief, Faith, and the First Step Toward Healing, I shared how surrendering to God was the turning point that set me on the road to recovery. That first step was important, but what came next was learning how to get out of my own way. For years, I...
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