The Recovery Coach NY Blog
Put Your Inner Critic In A Time-Out
The Inner Critic. Opinionated and often unrelenting it always seems to have something to say about what you should be doing, how you could have done it better and why you’ll probably do it [...]
Dropping Anchor on Stinking Thinking
No matter how far you’ve come on your recovery road, thoughts of past behaviors can pop into your head at any time. In 12 Step programs it’s called stinking thinking, relapse warning signals of [...]
Can’t Decide? Count 5-5-5
From the mundane to the consequential we make thousands of decisions every day. We always want to make the right choice but exploring every option for the best possible outcome can overwhelm our brains. [...]
Rethink Reacting
Life comes at us fast and not all of it is pleasant. When faced with adversity, whether real or perceived, you can move through your feelings of being slighted or mistreated by taking the [...]
Escaping Thought Traps
Have you ever gone into a corn maze only to find yourself all turned around and feeling like you can't get out even though you know you can? That's what thought traps are like. [...]
Moving Up & Out
Going off to college is an exciting time for your student and it's also a lot for them to deal with. It encompasses a lot of first times, like living away from the structure [...]
Using EI To Get SMART About Your Goals
What do you want? A seemingly simple question that once answered can send us charging into goal setting, starting right now to reach that goal ASAP. How often have we done that only to [...]
