Category: recovery lifestyle
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September Is Where Summer and Autumn Meet
Why “The Last Summer Cookout” Can Be A Trigger. Food addiction does not take a holiday weekend off, and seasonal celebrations do not suddenly make compulsive eating safe. In fact, the combination of abundant food, relaxed schedules, social expectations, nostalgia, and the feeling that summer is ending can create a perfect storm for someone who…
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Recovery Is About Freedom, Not About Weight Loss
What Freedom Really Looks Like As we head into the Fourth of July Holiday, I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom. Everywhere you look, people are talking about it. There are flags lining the streets, patriotic songs on the radio, fireworks stands popping up on neighborhood corners, and reminders everywhere about how fortunate we are…
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Why We Celebrate Recovery Milestones
One of the greatest physical gifts has been quieting the food noise. For most of my life, my mind seemed consumed with thoughts of food: what I would eat, what I shouldn’t eat, what I had already eaten, and what I promised I’d do differently tomorrow. Living with that constant mental chatter is exhausting. Experiencing…
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Spring Clean Your Kitchen, Refresh Your Recovery
the kitchen is considered the heart of the home because it represents nourishment, abundance, vitality, and the way we care for ourselves. For someone in food addiction recovery, the symbolism can feel even deeper. The energy of the kitchen can either support peace and clarity, or can reinforce chaos, depletion, or emotional overwhelm.
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Summer BBQs In Food Addiction Recovery
Memorial day can mark the beginning of the filled with food-centered events, which is why its such an important time to strengthen recovery routines instead of drifting away from them. Going into summer with intention, structure, and support can make all the difference. Recovery does not have to disappear just because the season changes.
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Abstinent Fast Food
Think of your kitchen as your recovery support hub. When it’s stocked intentionally, you remove decision fatigue and create safety in moments of vulnerability.
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Girl Breakfast – Abstinent Edition
What Does Girl Breakfast Actually Look Like? It’s simple, but it’s intentional. Think “assembled”, not “prepared”… Because, some days, you just don’t feel like cooking… but you still want to stay strong in recovery and maintain abstinence. This breakfast is the ticket!
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Mercury Retrograde and Food Addiction Recovery
Mercury Retrograde gets a bad rap. However, in life, and especially in recovery, it can actually be a powerful little portal if we know how to work with it instead of fighting against it.
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Step Two in Food Addiction Recovery
Step Two reads: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Notice it doesn’t say did believe. It says came to believe. This is a process step, not at all a finish line. It’s about movement. A shift. A soft opening.
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Meet The Mugs That Hold More Than Coffee
Our very first collection of recovery mugs JUST dropped in our new online store. And, not just “cute mugs”, but mugs created specifically and intentionally created for people walking a 12-step path, living abstinently or sober, and trying to stay spiritually connected one day at a time.
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Groundhog Day And Food Addiction Recovery
Groundhog Day. Same ritual each year. Same question every time. Same hope that this time will be different. And honestly? If you have ever lived with food addiction, that whole scenario probably feels very familiar.
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Old Thoughts, New Freedom
Recovery is not about becoming someone who never things about food. It’s about becoming someone who doesn’t lose themselves to those thoughts anymore. So the next time a familiar whisper shows up, like “I should get a snack”, smile a little. That’s just your past knocking on a door you don’t live behind anymore.
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Intentional Recovery: Choose Yourself Every Day
Recovery is not about perfection or taking control. Recovery is about being intentional: choosing day by day, to show up for yourself. Small, consistent actions create lasting freedom. If you feel overwhelmed, start simple: plan one meal, take one honest step, and remember you don’t have to do recovery perfectly. Just do recovery intentionally.