by Carlie Craig | Mar 28, 2020 | Personal Development, Solo Parenting
I stumbled upon this Stages of Grief horseshoe the other day. I hadn’t seen it in years but instantly recognized it. I decided to look through it again. I remember the last time I had seen this, I in the “loneliness, depression, and re-entry troubles” stages. Yes,...
by Carlie Craig | Mar 22, 2020 | Personal Development, Solo Parenting
We are one week in, and I’m seeing a lot more panic. May I repeat: We are ONE WEEK in. And I certainly don’t judge people feeling this way. Not at all. 🙏🏼 My fears like to show up in the form of insomnia, which I’m experiencing this evening, and which is the reason...
by Carlie Craig | Feb 23, 2020 | Personal Development
Having not set foot on the property for eight years, I wasn’t sure how I would feel going back to Hazelden, even though I knew this time would be for a happy reason. My brother Tom was tonight’s alumni guest speaker. As we pulled up that old familiar,...
by Carlie Craig | Feb 22, 2020 | Business, Personal Development, Solo Parenting
When I think of my relationships with others I am close with, I often visualize a long cord that attaches to me and the other person together. Yet we are standing far away from each other. I think to myself “attached yet separate”. This helps me remember that the...
by Carlie Craig | Feb 22, 2020 | Personal Development, Solo Parenting
Do you have a person in your life who will never attempt to “save you” by telling you what you want to hear, or reassuring you for no reason other than the fact that they love you? Someone who will 100% tell you when you gotta shape up? I’ve got that in my dad. Oh...
by Carlie Craig | Feb 22, 2020 | Business, Personal Development, Solo Parenting
Let’s talk about disappointment for a hot second. You all know I’m a positive person. In fact, Positivity is my number one Clifton Strength. I spent the better part of Saturday preparing a presentation for Wednesday morning for my coaching business. I had worked VERY...