by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 24, 2017 | reconciliation, recovery
“Living amends”…..walking the talk. A lot of people in recovery feel regrets, surrender resentments, and make apologies during Steps 8&9 in the Twelve Step process. That is one’s personal responsibility. In recovery, however, you cannot...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have been an advocate for others for many years in one role or another, sometimes stridently so, some would even say bullyingly so, persistent to the very end when I believe I am on the right side of an issue. When called to speak truth to power (or even truth to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2015 | Truth, Twelve Step recovery
Do you or someone you know have a problem with telling lies? Are the lies to avoid consequences? (Blaming others, lack of personal responsibility for behavior) To make oneself look better than she is? (self-centered, even narcissistic) To put others down? (insecure,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 16, 2015 | Truth
Recently I have had to deal with a habit of lying by some students in the Titus 2 program. This is a fundamental pre-requisite for recovery. One must be willing to accept the requirement to live according to truth….telling it, living it, and calling out those who try...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2015 | Addictions, Mental Health
In nearly 10 years of working with women with addictive behaviors, I have encountered fewer than a half dozen individuals whom I would consider to be bona fide “narcissists” according to the profile drawn here by Christine Hammond. When I have, however,...
