Making Things Better Sober Living

01/12/2026

Healing isn’t about erasing your past or becoming someone unrecognizable.
It’s about peeling back the layers, unlearning what hurt you, and returning to the truth of who you’ve always been.

Every season of healing brings you closer to alignment—not perfection, but purpose.
Not pretending, but peace.
Not shrinking, but stepping fully into your calling.

If you’re on this journey, trust it.
What you’re becoming was always inside you. 💜

— Dr. Brenda Combs, EdD
Ambassador of Inspiration™
SHERO Entrepreneur™ Founder

01/09/2026

To anyone in recovery,

You are not alone in this. Recovery is a journey made up of courage, setbacks, growth, and daily choices, and none of it has to be done by yourself. Whether today feels strong or heavy, your effort still counts.

Lean into support. Reach out when things feel uncomfortable. Celebrate the small wins and give yourself grace on the hard days. Healing happens when we allow ourselves to be honest, connected, and open to help.

It’s okay to be vulnerable. It’s okay to ask for support. Keep showing up, keep choosing yourself, and keep moving forward one day, one step, one moment at a time. 💜
Dr Brenda Combs, EdD

01/08/2026

Recovery doesn’t change your life overnight. It changes how you respond, how you think, and how you move through hard moments.

Some days will feel uneventful.
That doesn’t mean nothing is happening.
It means stability is forming.

Keep choosing the next right thing.
That’s how lives actually change.
Dr Brenda Combs, EdD

01/06/2026

Being petty is usually a sign that something touched a nerve. And that’s human.
But staying there? That’s a choice.

Feedback isn’t always comfortable. The moment you feel defensive, annoyed, or ready to clap back, pause. That reaction is your ego asking for protection, not your growth asking for direction.

Not all feedback deserves a response.
Not all opinions require correction.
And not every feeling needs to be acted on.

Get out of your feelings by asking one question: “What part of this can make me better?”
If the answer is nothing, release it.
If the answer is something, receive it without shrinking or snapping.
Growth changes behavior.
Confidence controls emotion.
Elevation moves on.

—Dr. Brenda Combs, EdD

01/05/2026

01/05/2026

Recovery isn’t a moment it’s a practice.
This Monday, do the work that matters most: work on self.
Daily self-inventory keeps us honest, accountable, and growing.
Check yourself before life checks you.
Progress happens one day at a time.

~Dr. Brenda Combs, EdD
Ambassador of Inspiration™

01/02/2026

Recovery ask us to look inward before we point outward. When impulse control is weak and anger feels justified, it’s easy to believe everyone else is the problem. But healing begins the moment we pause and ask, “What is this teaching me about me?”

Anger is often unprocessed pain trying to be heard. Impulses are unmet needs demanding attention. Recovery isn’t about winning arguments or proving others wrong, it’s about gaining self-mastery, emotional regulation, and accountability.

The greatest breakthrough happens when we stop reacting and start responding. When we trade blame for responsibility. When we realize that growth doesn’t happen by controlling others, it happens by learning to control ourselves.

You are not broken. But you are responsible.
And that responsibility is not a burden, it’s your power.

Real recovery is choosing progress over pride, humility over impulse, and peace over being right.
It's 2026 : Choose peace ☮️
Dr Brenda Combs
Ambassador of Inspiration

12/30/2025

At Making Things Better Sober Living
75th Avenue, the holidays look a little different and that’s a beautiful thing.

Our coed home, led by a female House Manager and a male Assistant House Manager, is a true example of what healthy, shared living can look like in recovery. Men and women coming together with mutual respect, accountability, and purpose learning how to coexist, communicate, and support one another in real life, not isolation.

This holiday season, our residents didn’t just celebrate together inside the house they gave back to the community, served others, and created a space that felt like family. Laughter in the kitchen. Shared meals. Acts of kindness. Conversations that mattered.

That’s what recovery looks like when it’s done right. Not just sobriety but connection, structure, leadership, and community.

We are proud of our 75th Avenue home for showing that a coed, shared living environment can be safe, supportive, and powerful when it’s rooted in standards, respect, and heart.

— Making Things Better Sober Living