Caring for Our Inner Baby: How to Get Through Tough Times

April 2, 2024

Word of the Year, David Whyte, Krista Tippett, We Can Do Hard Things, Breathwork, Baby, Care, Tough Times

We all come into this world helpless, unable to control much, and so reliant on others to survive….but with an unconscious trust and desire for those needs to be met. We cried when we needed to, we ate, we reached out for touch, to be held. And when life has brought us to our knees, when difficulty persists and we have no idea what the future holds, a simple question can get us through:

What would a baby need right now?

melissa pennel

January 10, 2020

Addiction, Change, Brave, Choices, Recovery, Spark, Sober, Thoughts

It's Not Hard To Get Sober: How Recovery from Addiction Showed Me What Else I can Do

melissa pennel

January 10, 2020

Addiction, Change, Brave, Choices, Recovery, Spark, Sober, Thoughts

All you’ve really gotta do in order to be physically sober is NOT get high, drunk, or generally partake in things that alter your mind or body.

No, the real work when I got clean was examining all the things that made me need to escape my life in the first place:

WANNA STAY IN TOUCH?

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