As I celebrate five years of sobriety, I realize I have been on the ride of my life. Lots of ups and downs but a life-changing upward trend. I want to share my journey over the past few years, especially with women readers in or nearing the second half of their 40s. I felt like Read More
Tag: perimenopause
A brighter shade of gray
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. John Maxwell It’s safe to say most of us don’t like change. And yet, if stuck in the same rut for too long, we begin to crave something different. When I quit drinking, it was a summoning of courage I didn’t believe I possessed. Blind faith; trust in God Read More
Small Steps
Happy new year! I’ve noticed that a year has a cycle of its own: The hopeful, verdant productivity of spring; the hot, leisurely lull of summer; the nostalgic, fire-colored winding down of fall; the final determined frosty push of winter. After December, though winter has still some proving to do, we turn to a new Read More
Self-Destruction
It’s amazing to me that, while our bodies possess hundreds of survival adaptations, we also carry within us tendencies to self destruct. Physiological and biological processes, along with instinctual behaviors, increase our longevity or help us adapt to changing circumstances. A flight or flight response is triggered when the body senses threat. Fat storage commences Read More
A Different Kind of Pause
Squirming into clothes in a fitting room at Nordstrom Rack, finally resigned to buy shorts a size bigger than last summer, I look into the mirror and see my sweat-covered face sporting raccoon eyes from the crappy non-waterproof mascara I bought to save a few bucks. A snapshot of my life these days. It’s funny Read More