by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 15, 2022 | recovery, relapse
I have been advocating for addressing nicotine concurrently with other chemical addictions since I began in addiction recovery counseling in 2008. When I was able to start a program myself, smoke-free recovery was one of the criteria I insisted on. It was NOT a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2022 | healing, healthy churches, mind
In a Facebook post that asked how mindfulness had helped readers with depression I responded,” It didn’t… spiritfulness did.” Another reader asked, “May I know how this is done?” My reply: “It’s an ‘order of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | recovery, storms, Uncategorized
April 17, 2019 Bill has had a worker here to do some projects. They’ve installed our 3 outdoor post lamps in the backyard, repaired a blown out porch screen section, installed a chandelier and more. I don’t know if it’s gratitude that life is easing back into “normal”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 28, 2022 | addiction
In a note from a friend, she shared that her pastor had preached a sermon on “the hells that can be present in one’s life and how they burden others around them.” Oh, my. I hope that was simply the perception of the listener and not the whole gist of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 28, 2022 | recovery
This was from six years ago…… I’ve had this almost exact conversation more than a few times. “Last week I was talking with someone who had experienced disappointment in some people because they didn’t let her do what she wanted. They held her to a...
