Mental Health Tips & Tools
Helping you build a life of peace & balance… a life that you’ll never need to escape from!
Each short vignette also includes an audio version, so Tanya reads it to you.
What to Do When You Keep Tripping.
When I say "tripping" I mean it as a metaphor. I was on a "path" of recovery for 8 years while attending 12-step meetings of NA - Narcotics Anonymous and AA - Alcoholic's Anonymous, but I kept relapsing almost every year! I would do the "walk of shame" at the next...
Better Words for Better Mental Health
The tongue has no bones but it's strong enough to hurt, so it's important to be careful with our words. I now dedicate my life to being a word-watcher. The word 'addiction' is attached to the historical definition of an affliction that is hinged on personal failing,...
12 Steps to Maintain Freedom from Addictions & Prevent Relapsing
Emotional sobriety sounds great, but how exactly do we achieve this state of being? How can I maintain a freedom from addiction? My physical sobriety was a great accomplishment, and it was a solid foundation to start building the life I now love and don't need to...
How to Manage Emotions to Overcome Addictions
My physical sobriety was just the first step. My emotional sobriety is an ongoing process that starts the moment I wake up every day. I never learned how to manage my emotions when I was growing up. When I was 11, I realized a couple of shots of vodka gave me a...
Overcome Addictions with Better Decisions
13th-Century scholar, Rumi, said, " The desire to know your own soul will end all other desires." I was alienated from my soul for a long time. I spent more than 2 decades self-medicating my emotions. I was convinced that I needed my addictions to manage my life....
5 Steps to Kick Addiction to the Curb
We live in an achievement-oriented society that can lead us into destination thinking. We might hear ourselves saying things like, “I’ll be more satisfied at work when I get a raise or promotion,” or, “I’ll be happy when I meet someone.” But, what if we could be...
When You’re Considered “Functional” in Addiction Recovery
What, ME, a Snob?!!! Someone recently called me a snob and it felt like a slap in the face! I was really taken back by it, so I wanted to look up the...
How Do You Get, and Stay, Motivated in Your Recovery from Addictions
Motivation is the 'secret sauce' of life, isn't it? We're told that we can accomplish anything, when we're motivated. We live in an achievement-oriented society, and we're inundated with messages and pressures to perform & provide. We've created multi-billion...
A Line in the Sand Can Prioritize Your Addiction Recovery
We stay addicted, because we keep moving the line in the sand.
Using Mindfulness in Your Recovery from Addictions
It's not usually a question we're encouraged to ask ourselves, "What Do I Want?" When I was in high school, I wanted to travel the world. I thought being a flight attendant would fit the bill nicely, but family members made critical remarks like, "So you just want to...
How Can You Help Someone Break Free from Addiction?
Helping your loved one break free from an addiction can be a difficult process. It takes Patience, Practice, and Persistence. The most difficult part of the process can often be: Learning to set healthy boundaries, and Maintaining those boundaries consistently. It...
Help Your Loved One Overcome Addictions
my name is Tanya McIntyre and this is the Red Roof recovery show offering programs to maintain freedom from addictions... and it's not just for addictions it's for life! I appreciate you spending the next few minutes here with me and my...