My Badass Recovery Musings
My musings on all things addiction, shame, transformation, relapse, hope, and all the other wild-but-beautiful stuff that comes with a life centered around recovery.
Breaking the Stigma of Anonymity
For most people, there’s something terrifying about the words I use to describe myself. Every time I say “I’m sober”, or a “I’m a recovered...
My (finally perfect) Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving has always made me feel like an outsider, a foreigner enjoying somebody else's holiday. Having grown in Mexico, my Mother made a turkey for my dad's birthday (which happens on or...
Living Life on Life's Terms (or how to stop arguing with reality)
How do we turn frustration into gratitude?
How do we grow spiritually?
How do we make the best of a bad situation?
How do we learn to live life on life's terms?
I grew up with a father who loved...
Pamela Devenport
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As a Recovery Coach - but mostly as a person living a sober life - I love to share my musings. You see, in recovery we see things with a completely different filter than other people. The default of that filter is lack and resentment: what you "can't do" anymore. The work we do to shift our approach of recovery, gets us to flip the filter to one of abundance + gratitude. These writings capture the journey of this intentional mind-frame - which is not always easy, but always worth seeking. Enjoy and pass these on to those who can benefit from them.