List: addiction & recovery | Curated by Marilyn Flower

Jan 25, 2025

43 stories

addiction & recovery
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Middle-Pause
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Marilyn Flower
How Do You Listen for Inner or Higher Wisdom?Especially when making decisions. Or do you?
Jan 20
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Jan 20
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Marilyn Flower
For Optimal Bone Health: More–but not too much–Salt, and next to No SugarSugar, it turns out, is more of a culprit than salt. Whoda thunk?
Mar 9, 2023
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Mar 9, 2023
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Marilyn Flower
My Chiropractor Wants Me to Give Up Added SugarTo prevent kidney stones and protect my bones
Aug 2, 2024
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Aug 2, 2024
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Marilyn Flower
Look Out All You Beautiful Tempting Sweeties, I’m About to Devour You!All it took was one holiday brunch to unleash the goodie monster
Dec 15, 2024
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Dec 15, 2024
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New Choices
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Gary Chapin
The Sobriety Roller CoasterALL the emotions
Nov 9, 2024
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Nov 9, 2024
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Black Bear
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Marilyn Flower
Struggling with Sobriety? You Might be Sugar-SensitiveSugar addiction mimics drugs and booze neurochemically
Jan 26, 2024
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Jan 26, 2024
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Mystic Minds
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Marilyn Flower
How I’m Embracing the Spiritual GRIT in My LifeGRIT being Grace, Responsibility, Integrity, and Trust
May 1, 2024
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May 1, 2024
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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
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Marilyn Flower
Mustering the Heart and Courage to Confront my Inner Shadows and
Emerge StrongerWith willingness, prayer, and trust in the power of my love
Aug 9, 2023
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Aug 9, 2023
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Marilyn Flower
Journaling Got Me out of Denial and into Sex and Love Addiction RecoveryThanks to a lifelong habit that started with my eleventh-grade English teacher
Mar 4, 2024
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Mar 4, 2024
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The Daily Cuppa
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Marilyn Flower
Hello! Any Other Sugar Addicts Out There?Or am I the only one?
Jan 6, 2024
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Jan 6, 2024
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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
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Marilyn Flower
Navigating Codependency: Finding a Healthy Balance in RelationshipSeeking to care while empowering, and stop caretaking
Jan 14, 2024
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Jan 14, 2024
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Marilyn Flower
I Went to My First Codependents Anonymous Meeting Last NightAnd got some wisdom, strength, and hope from codependents just like me
Jan 26, 2024
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Jan 26, 2024
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ILLUMINATION
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Marilyn Flower
Making Amends Meant I Could Finally Look in the Mirror Without CringingAnd it took me nine Higher Powered, self-loving steps to get there
Jan 26, 2022
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Jan 26, 2022
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Middle-Pause
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Marilyn Flower
Christmas Got Me Started, and Now I Can’t Stop Craving Sugar!Time to pray for serenity In my sugar addiction and recovery
Jan 1, 2024
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Jan 1, 2024
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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
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Marilyn Flower
Marriage Mess Math: One’s Company, Three’s an Adoring Audience, but Two’s a CrowdUntil addiction rears its ugly head and makes things worse
Sep 13, 2023
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Sep 13, 2023
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MuddyUm
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Marilyn Flower
Why you Might Want to be a Sex Addict*And then again, why you might not
Nov 4, 2019
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Nov 4, 2019
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Humor! Authenticity! Magic!
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Marilyn Flower
What is a Sex and Love Addict Anyway?The answer might surprise you.
Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Marilyn Flower
Coming to Terms with Being the Other WomanIsn’t easy but it is possible
Nov 5, 2019
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Nov 5, 2019
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Humor! Authenticity! Magic!
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Marilyn Flower
Sex and Anger— Is There a Connection?There certainly can be, especially for us addicts.
Apr 28, 2020
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Apr 28, 2020
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MuddyUm
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Marilyn Flower
I Need a New AddictionAnd I need it now
Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020

addiction & recovery

How Do You Listen for Inner or Higher Wisdom?

Especially when making decisions. Or do you?

For Optimal Bone Health: More–but not too much–Salt, and next to No Sugar

Sugar, it turns out, is more of a culprit than salt. Whoda thunk?

My Chiropractor Wants Me to Give Up Added Sugar

To prevent kidney stones and protect my bones

Look Out All You Beautiful Tempting Sweeties, I’m About to Devour You!

All it took was one holiday brunch to unleash the goodie monster

The Sobriety Roller Coaster

ALL the emotions

Struggling with Sobriety? You Might be Sugar-Sensitive

Sugar addiction mimics drugs and booze neurochemically

How I’m Embracing the Spiritual GRIT in My Life

GRIT being Grace, Responsibility, Integrity, and Trust

Mustering the Heart and Courage to Confront my Inner Shadows and Emerge Stronger

With willingness, prayer, and trust in the power of my love

Journaling Got Me out of Denial and into Sex and Love Addiction Recovery

Thanks to a lifelong habit that started with my eleventh-grade English teacher

Hello! Any Other Sugar Addicts Out There?

Or am I the only one?

Navigating Codependency: Finding a Healthy Balance in Relationship

Seeking to care while empowering, and stop caretaking

I Went to My First Codependents Anonymous Meeting Last Night

And got some wisdom, strength, and hope from codependents just like me

Making Amends Meant I Could Finally Look in the Mirror Without Cringing

And it took me nine Higher Powered, self-loving steps to get there

Christmas Got Me Started, and Now I Can’t Stop Craving Sugar!

Time to pray for serenity In my sugar addiction and recovery

Marriage Mess Math: One’s Company, Three’s an Adoring Audience, but Two’s a Crowd

Until addiction rears its ugly head and makes things worse

Why you Might Want to be a Sex Addict*

And then again, why you might not

What is a Sex and Love Addict Anyway?

The answer might surprise you.

Coming to Terms with Being the Other Woman

Isn’t easy but it is possible

Sex and Anger— Is There a Connection?

There certainly can be, especially for us addicts.

I Need a New Addiction

And I need it now

Marilyn Flower