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Holly Girty
Nov 11, 20244 min read
In Honor of Veterans Day: I Got Your Six
Never alone. These two words can mean the difference of life and death, physically, mentally, and emotionally. As World War 1 raged,...
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Megan Hoppert
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Let it not define us.
Depression does not define us, no diagnosis can. You are much too amazing and intricate of a person to be summarized as a single word....
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Holly Girty
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Step 9: Making Amends
Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure themselves or others.
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Megan Hoppert
Aug 28, 20243 min read
How are limiting beliefs impacting your ability to Grow?
Limiting beliefs, we all have them, but what are they? A Limiting Belief is defined as A state of mind or belief about yourself that...
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Holly Girty
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Lists upon lists.
It all begins with making a list..
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Holly Girty
Aug 12, 20243 min read
STEP7 “HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGS.”
12 Step programs are Spiritual programs. The 12 steps are based on Spiritual principles. It is in this understanding that these...
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Megan Hoppert
Jul 26, 20243 min read
All Mental Health Looks Different
Mental Health is not one size fits all..
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Holly Girty
Jul 10, 20243 min read
The Confessions
The exact nature of our wrongs..
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Holly Girty
May 30, 20243 min read
Step 4: Made a Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory of Ourselves.
Taking a 4th Step can be *one of the most life changing events of one’s life *terrifying, emotional, soul-searching * enlightening,...
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jbush41
Apr 25, 20242 min read
What’s the difference?! DSP versus CPS
In this informative piece we are going to follow along with Nichole Hopkins, CPS as they describe the difference in their role as a DSP...
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Holly Girty
Apr 24, 20242 min read
THE POWER IN 3
Step 3 “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him” THE POWER IN 3 Turning over my WILL...
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Aoife Bakunin
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Seeing Myself
International Transgender Day of Visibility The 31st of March is the Transgender Day of Visibility, and I thought I'd take this...
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Christine Countryman
Mar 13, 20243 min read
A Personal Journey of Acceptance
The Power of Loving Yourself One of the first things I think you learn when it comes to loving yourself, is to take care of your needs...
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Holly Girty
Feb 28, 20243 min read
Step #2 “Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity”
Join Holly Girty as she discusses Step 2 in our journey through the 12 Steps of Recovery!
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Holly Girty
Feb 2, 20243 min read
THE 12 STEPS OF RECOVERY: STEP 1- POWERLESSNESS
In his hand waves the one thing that signifies hope and life: the white flag of surrender. The FIRST of the 12 Steps of Recovery is...
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Holly Girty
Dec 29, 20234 min read
12 Steps to Recovery
My desire is to bring a sense of hope for the future to anyone struggling with life controlling illnesses, addictions, or issues...
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Holly Girty
Nov 22, 20234 min read
What’s Your Type? Methods and Motivation of Giving
I have never quite understood the madness that occurs on Black Friday. Just one day prior, friends and family sat lovingly around the table,
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Holly Girty
Oct 30, 20235 min read
Adoptee Remembrance Day
Having been relinquished at birth, it was not until I was almost 1 year old that my adoptive parents took me to my ‘forever home.’
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Erik Whisker
Oct 4, 20233 min read
CORRECTIONS: Looking Through the Grid
I believe in empowering my fellow person; I believe in enriching people to learn; I believe in making mistakes yet learning from them;
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Nicholas Wilson
Jun 26, 20239 min read
Recovery Wisdom: Strengths (Part One)
The first article in a series titled Recovery Wisdom. I attempt to learn from the wisdom of Peerstar’s senior peer support specialists...
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