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You need healthy friendships in recovery. Friends who are going to hold you to your truth, call you out when needed, and who you can share your burdens with. Unhealthy and toxic friendships can lead you back into active addiction and relapse is the last thing you want. Learn to set boundaries and make friendships that are healthy and will flourish over time. Solid friendships are give and take … make sure you are finding the balance sis!

Relationships are hard when you are the one struggling. Always remember to give space and grace to those around you while you are in the battle and also while you recover. Set the tone for healing and long term sobriety. At the end of the day, you are the only person you need to be concerned about. If you are keeping your side of the street clean, you have nothing to worry about. Healing takes time, be patient with your family as you navigate the bumpy roads.

I am super excited about what y’all are asking me about … keep bringing the questions! Breaking down what I have done in sobriety to maintain long term recovery is my heart and it brings me so much joy to share it with you. In this series I will take you through my FOCUS, the things that keep me strong and firm in my recovery. These are areas of my life that I am constantly working on in order to show up as the woman God created me to be. Through out the past six and a half years they have changed and morphed into what they are today, which is a solid knowing of what I need to stay healthy. What works for me may not exactly work for you but I know there are some golden nuggets hidden in here that we all could use in our life! This series will cover my 8 FOCUS topics that I live and breathe each and every day. FAITH FAMILY FINANCES FITNESS FRIENDS FOUNDATION FUN FAILURE Todays episode is on FAITH. I hope you enjoy hearing how I came to believe with my whole being that Jesus is my Lord and Savior after a life of feeling lost. Let me know what you think and as always, if you have any questions! 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞

Meredith and I invite you in to our conversation as we reflect on 2023, talk about what we want in 2024 and EVERYTHING in between!

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 ❤️🎄🙏🏼

I went from deep in the depths of hell to living a life beyond my wildest expectations. You can too! This episode is a glimpse into the darkness I lived in and the struggle I faced with alcohol and addiction until one day my sweet husband finally laid the boundary that changed the trajectory of our lives. God then took my heavy burdens and made them light. I now walk in freedom to be a beacon of hope and good news. I will use my story as a light for others, exactly as God has always planned. My story is just one. One of the millions of miracles God makes happen every day. YOU can be His next miracle if you are willing to participate in all He has for you. It took a counselor planting a seed with a gifted book that eventually sprouted when I was desperate enough to seek and I found. Don’t give up planting the seeds knowing you will never see the fruit. A book a counselor gave me at a time I was searching planted a seed. A seed that took 2 years to sprout. But it did and its growing! I have spent every day since that morning on fire for His word. I am now breaking generational curses in my family and my children get to know and love the Lord. We are equipped to handle any storm! We went from a home totally lost to a home filled with faith, love, hope, and Jesus. God saved me from a life of wandering and sin and brought me back to live life to the full. By the grace of God I have been forgiven. I am wildly rich and ridiculously blessed. Thank you Lord for all of it.

In this weeks episode we look at how we can use disappointments and hurt in our lives to help us along in our journey. There is a choice in how we allow these negative actions to affect us and how we can recover from them. I give tips on what works for me in these moments and I would love to hear from you and how you choose to approach pain in your life.

Who do you want to show up as this holiday season? Do you struggle to show up as her? Maybe you make it miserable for yourself and your family attempting perfection and maybe, just maybe you make it worse with a drink or other substance 🫣😬 GUUUURL, I was there for sooo many years. You are definitely not alone ♥️ By the grace of God, I dropped the substance but still struggle with my attitude and tendencies towards perfectionism. Difference is now I can immediately recognize it and change Have you ever thought about coming up with a game plan? Thinking and praying ahead of time about where you’re at and who you want to be. What are you going to do when things don’t go your way. Having a plan helps you to not turn to that vise that turns you into a person you don’t want to be. In this week’s episode on Meet Me at The Well, we will talk about all things related to showing up as your best, SOBER self throughout this holiday season!! We kept it simple at home this year. Our kids are teenagers and are not into decorating the house like they used to be. That is totally okay and the last thing I want is forced participation. As I sat here and prayed before decorating, a word came to me that brought me to the light of who I want to show up as. “Keep your home homey, homie!” I want our home to be welcoming and comfortable. I want it to be peaceful and inviting. That not only comes from me but all who live here. If mom is at peace, chances are the rest of the family is at peace 🫶 Keep in mind ⬇️ 🎄 Fun things don’t need to be stressful!! Decorating, baking, shopping and giving to others should not be stressful. If it doesn’t bring you JOY, dont do it! 🎄There are no rules to traditions and they also do not need to be perfect and exact from year to year. Allow wiggle room for life to happen and your family to change. The important thing is that you are together. That’s all!

Who am I and why am I here!