Category: seasonal recovery tools
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Pumpkin Spice Season
Recovery gives us an opportunity to separate the season from the behavior. We can keep the cozy blanket, the candles, the changing leaves, the crisp mornings, the sweaters, and the ridiculous amount of pumpkin-themed merch that somehow appears everywhere we look. We can enjoy time with friends and family, make our homes feel cozy, and…
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Abstinent Pumpkin Spice Latte
Celebrate The Season AND Stay In Your Recovery Pumpkin spice season is here, and we are making it our way! This homemade pumpkin spice inspired latte brings together warm cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and a touch of clove in freshly brewed coffee or fresh espresso for that cozy fall flavor we all know and love, without…
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Food Addiction Recovery: How to Handle Seasonal Food Triggers
Instead of immediately asking ourselves, “How can I make this old food abstinent?” we can instead, pause, and ask, “What is it about this season that I want to experience again, and how can I experience it in recovery?”
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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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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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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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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.