Clear Thinking Therapy - Grief & Addiction

31/10/2025

Nothing in life is truly set in stone, but keep rolling your wagon down the same dirt path and it’ll carve ruts so deep you forget how to turn. Change is always possible, it just takes the courage to steer onto new ground.

29/10/2025

Our brains love what they know, even if what they know hurts us.

They build motorways, automatic routes that we take without realising. For some of us, one of those motorways leads straight to drinking. The trigger could be anything, it’s Friday night, an argument or 9am. And before we know it, we’re already on that road again.

When we decide we want recovery, we start trying to build new roads. At first, they feel strange and uncomfortable. They take effort, patience, and a lot of falling down and getting back up. But over time, those new paths start to feel a little more natural, while the old drinking motorways slowly begin to grow quiet and overgrown.

They never fully disappear though. That’s why even after years, one drink can suddenly open it all back up, like we never left. We may know the way out, but is not always possible to make this trip again. Stay on the roads we’ve built in recovery. Choose the one that gives you peace.

You don't have to find recovery alone. Support is available, if you ask for it.

23/10/2025

A beautiful and grounding prayer to ground and help us to be gentle, honest, and full of self-compassion.

Based on the Alcoholics Anonymous Serenity Prayer, it’s a reminder that being human means trying, learning, and softening toward ourselves.

Perfection isn’t the goal. Peace is.

21/10/2025

💚 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 💚
I’ve learned that healing isn’t a straight line, especially when it comes to mental health and addiction. Some days are tough, others are full of light, and every single one counts.

Recovery isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up for yourself, again and again.

If you’re struggling, please remember: you are not broken, you are becoming. There is always hope, and every step forward matters. 🌱

01/10/2025

05/09/2025

This is the difficult thing about addiction, we think there's a cure, like Mendon a broken leg or getting over flu. But addiction isn't a virus our a broken bone, it's a lifelong condition that needs to be managed.

But, once you have good foundations in recovery, connection with other addicts and an understanding of the condition, it does get easier and life becomes fun again. One day at a time.

25/08/2025

T R U T H 💣

22/08/2025

Back in the 1940s, the founders of AA already knew the power of gratitude, even if the science wasn’t there yet. Today we know that daily gratitude can calm the mind, ease stress, strengthen connection with others, and help us see life with a gentler perspective.

There's a helpful app you can download called 12 Step Toolkit and it can help you, alongside going to meetings and getting a sponsor, to turn your life around.

Change is possible. One day at a time.

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18/08/2025

13/08/2025

Addiction, no matter what, ruins lives not just for the addict, but the people around them. The family and friends.

It can be difficult to know how best to support someone in active addiction but there is help available. Adfam is a wonderful service that offers support for families and friends and can be such an important part of recovery.

"Adfam is the national charity working to improve life for families affected by drugs and alcohol. We want anyone affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use to have the chance to benefit from healthy relationships, be part of a loving and supportive family and enjoy mental and physical wellbeing. "

https://adfam.org.uk/