The Gift of Recovery
"Suffering without catharsis is wasted pain"- Elizabeth Gilbert The past year and a half has been one of of the most pivotal, life altering periods of time in my 46 years on this earth. the ride, the path to this point has taken me through some of most emotional gut wrenching experiences and yet humbled to my knees, the surrender is what brought me the gifts of recovery. that journey continues to this day. this journey will never be complete but one day at a time there is progress. Realizing that i had been protected by my suit of emotional armor that was complete with ego, a false sense of control, defensiveness, inability to truly listen and hold space. After dropping my daughter off at treatment the grief and sadness was so overwhelming. Treatment in my mind was the only option, reflecting back there was another option and that was to continue on as we were. The pain was so great at that time i didn't realize i had a choice. Change will happen, when the pain of remai...
