Friday Fragments

Issue 71. April 19, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ There are two kinds of “uncomfortable.” The first might come up if you grew up in a chaotic and dysfunctional family like I did. That means you learned to put up with difficulty and discomfort. It could have been emotional, psychological, or physical…

Issue 70. April 12, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Valeriia Miller Emotional pain sucks. Sometimes, it’s worse than physical pain. I’ve got some ways for you to reduce the amount and frequency of your emotional pain. I’ll share those at the end after sharing the ways I prolonged and increased…

Issue 69. April 5, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Jenny Ueberberg One of the most important things that 12-step recovery taught me was acceptance: how to accept things I previously considered unacceptable. I didn’t really understand just how important the lack of acceptance was in my life. I was filled…

Issue 68. March 29, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: allgo When I was younger, I believed courage meant not being afraid. I didn’t understand how people could have no fear. How did they get rid of it, or just not have it in the first place?? I’ve learned that courage…

Issue 67. March 22, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Malcolm Lightbody What’s interesting to me is that when presented with the same set of circumstances, some people will feel envious whereas others will feel inspired. For example, when some people hear that I’m in a loving, healthy romantic relationship that…

Issue 66. March 15, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Getty Images So many of us try to step in and prevent or buffer those we love from experiencing the negative effects of their negative behaviors. If you do this once in a while, that’s fine. But if it’s a pattern,…

Setting Boundaries for a Stronger You Issue 65. March 8, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Andriyko Podilnyk I’ve read the quote below many, many times. “The level of choice we develop is proportional to the integrity of our boundaries. The more we let go, the stronger our boundaries become.” Adult Children…

Reclaiming Your Energy from the Cycle of Controlling Help Issue 64. March 1, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Ephraim Mayrena If you’ve been giving advice to somebody over and over and over again and they never take it, this essay is for you. We do this in an effort to…

How to Slow Down So You Can Spot and Avoid Red Flags Issue 63. February 23, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Bernd Dittrich If you want what you want when you want it, you’re not likely to be able to delay gratification. This often happens when you have a sense…

Unlocking Intimacy:16 Transformations in 12-Step Recovery for Better Sex Issue 62. February 16, 2024 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Photo Credit: Getty Images One of the many benefits of my 12-step recovery that I would never have guessed at is that sex has improved dramatically. I’ve learned to keep the focus on myself,…