Tag: addiction

• Wife of a recovering addict – part 2: we look just like you

  

  This is part of a series: Wife of a Recovering Addict. If you haven’t read the introduction, click here to catch up! Chris and I were your typical 1st generation Filipino American couple in the late 90s to early 2000’s. He was bald, listened to Bay Area hip hop, lived in Daly City, and drove…

  filipinomom

  November 5, 2020

  my why, self discovery

  12 steps, aa, addict, addiction, alcoholic, celebrate recovery, drug use, filipinoamerican, filipinomentalillness, mental health, recovery

• Wife of a recovering addict

  

  I was unloading the trunk of my husband’s car packed with party supplies. It was a day full of preparation as we were celebrating the dedication of our third child at our home church with a reception immediately following the ceremony the very next day. Its been a jam packed week as I prepped for…

  filipinomom

  October 20, 2020

  self discovery

  12 steps, addict, addiction, anxiety, christ follower, codependent, mental health, people pleaser, recovery

• Something is wrong with me

  

  Self diagnosis was the beginning of my mental health journey. I had felt “off” for months and decided to utilize “Doctor Google” to confirm my gut feeling. While I do not encourage consulting the internet for every little problem — and maybe becoming a little bit of a hypochondriac in the process — it confirmed…

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  April 17, 2019

  addiction, anorexia, anxiety, aoq, bingeandpurge, bipolar, bulimia, depression, eatingdisorderscreening, mental health, mentalhealthsupport, mentalhealthtest, overallhealthscreenining, ptsd, unconditionallove, workhealthscreening