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12/23/2022
I truly believe the best gift I could have ever given to myself and my family was my recovery…getting clean and sober wasn’t easy but it truly has been the best decision I could have ever made…if you are struggling right now with getting clean/sober reach out and find the help you need. You truly aren’t alone…Your presence with your family will be the best present they could ever receive. 🖤
02/08/2022
"Piglet?" said Pooh.
"Yes Pooh?" said Piglet.
"Do you ever have days when everything feels... Not Very Okay At All? And sometimes you don't even know why you feel Not Very Okay At All, you just know that you do."
Piglet nodded his head sagely. "Oh yes," said Piglet. "I definitely have those days."
"Really?" said Pooh in surprise. "I would never have thought that. You always seem so happy and like you have got everything in life all sorted out."
"Ah," said Piglet. "Well here's the thing. There are two things that you need to know, Pooh. The first thing is that even those pigs, and bears, and people, who seem to have got everything in life all sorted out... they probably haven't. Actually, everyone has days when they feel Not Very Okay At All. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.
"And the second thing you need to know... is that it's okay to feel Not Very Okay At All. It can be quite normal, in fact. And all you need to do, on those days when you feel Not Very Okay At All, is come and find me, and tell me. Don't ever feel like you have to hide the fact you're feeling Not Very Okay At All. Always come and tell me. Because I will always be there."
A.A. Milne.
Illustrator by EH Shepard
12/20/2020
This is the beginning of a new day, you have been given this day to use it as you will, you can waste it or use it for the good. What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever, in its place is something you have left behind. Today i will choose to have a good day and I wish that for everyone else as well!!!🖤
11/08/2020
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07/16/2020
You don’t have to go through your journey alone.....it’s okay to not be okay sometimes
06/28/2020
You can do anything you choose to set your mind to.... 🖤
05/18/2020
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04/13/2020
It’s hard for so many to understand the paths our lives go on...it’s hard for us to understand it...but eventually you will end up on the healthy path...don’t give up in the process...I remember feeling helpless and hopeless and wanting to give up...I kept going...and everyday I get up I keep going...we don’t always make the right decisions and maybe we don’t go down the right path always but as long as you are trying you will get to where you are meant to be... 🖤
03/21/2020
So much heartache around the world right now...some days it may be hard to stay focused...just remember you aren’t alone in this...you might feel like giving up but you can get through this...it’s okay to not be okay everyday...reach out there is so much support out there...you got this...you will be so proud when you look back and realize how far you have come...don’t ever give up...you are worth it!!!
03/07/2020
No matter what... no matter who... no matter where... YOU can ALWAYS change 🖤
03/07/2020
I believe in you... we are in the together... you got this... 🖤
02/22/2020
I went down to my youngest sons room and found this hanging on his wall. He had bought it this week....Makes me so proud....no matter what life throws you....never give up....you are worth it....you can do this....you are not alone in this journey....some days are harder than other days....but you can do this... 🖤
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Since my first drink at age 11 I remember still how it felt...I felt invincible and that everything was going to be ok. From that moment on in life I chased that feeling for many years. What I thought were innocent good times turned out to be the most destructive path my life had ever taken.
I was a young innocent girl who liked to party. I had such a big heart and truly cared and loved so many but over the years I became an adult who struggled with severe addiction and alcoholism who didn't know how to care about the world around them. Alcohol and drugs stole my life for many years and almost ended it. I became locked in my addiction and lost myself in the process.
I struggled through many bouts of depression, years of unhealthy relationships and suffered through lots of abuse as well as abusing others. I became the person I despised the most, as I lived in active addiction I didn't realize the choices I was making and the people around me that I was hurting.
I ran from so many things that had happened, that others had caused and that I caused to others. I watched my mom suffer through depression and many attempts of su***de, October 2007 I lost our mom to su***de from her battle with depression, by this point my addiction was out of control. I wasn't sure I wanted to live anymore the path I was on got worse every day.
May 2008 life took a turn for the worse, I overdosed and almost died. I will never forget the feelings from that day...My kids were apprehended by the police and social services and they were taken in by my dad and step-mom. At this point I was ruthless and blamed my family and hated everyone around me. I thought the world was out to get me...life continued to go downhill from here. I ended up in jail and then wasn't allowed to see my kids for visitation, at this point all I wanted to do was die. I ended up homeless and life became the worst it had ever been. I had two choices life or death... I finally found the courage to choose life
February 15th, 2009 I fought hard with the little strength I had left and my journey to recovery began. I ended up In detox, then treatment.
Getting clean and sober was the hardest thing I had ever done but truly the best decision I had ever made. Life wasn't easy it continued on to be full of bumps along the way but the longer I had in recovery the more clarity I began to have.
Active Addiction led me to Active Recovery...When I completed treatment I got into a 12 Step Program and surrounded myself with like minded people. I struggled many days but I kept going and never gave up. I went to many lengths to destroy my life so I knew I had to go to any length to better my life. I got into service work and did everything I could to work through all my new emotions I had, I hadn't felt them in years...some I had never had before.
I got into some counselling to deal with all the abuse, trauma and the emotions that come with the addiction lifestyle. Each day got a little easier and for the first time in many years I was finding who I truly was. Someone who had been lost for so long...
Recovery has given me a chance to rebuild my life and my relationships, some days are better than other days but every day I wake up clean and sober is truly a gift. I am determined everyday to do what I need to so I can continue living life on life's terms. I have had many battles, life struggles and hard times but I haven't had to drink or use to deal through my emotions. My life today isn't perfect nor will it ever be but its better than its ever been. My family is truly the most important thing to me I will forever thankful to have recovery...Today I choose Life!!!