Jul 20Empowered sobriety is possible. These are 10 tools that help me be a strong, peaceful former alcoholicI’ve been sober for almost 8 years. I didn’t admit powerlessness or surrender to a higher power I didn’t follow the 12 Steps or go to meetings I don’t call myself an alcoholic I’ve had some HUGE challenges. But I’ve never struggled to maintain my sobriety. Want to know how? …Recovery9 min read
Jul 19No, I am NOT an alcoholicMy name is Esther, and I am not an alcoholic. I used to be, but I wouldn’t admit it then. Some will tell me, insist even, that I am still, and will always be an alcoholic. That I have a disease that can never be cured. That I am one…Addiction Recovery6 min read
Jul 5On making time, not finding it…Yet again, I’m writing today’s Atomic Essay through yawns and tired eyes. Sitting in bed. Fighting the urge to give up and lie down. “No one will read it anyway. Who cares if I don’t write today?” Well, maybe that’s true. Maybe no one will care. But I’ll care. I’ve…1 min read
Jul 4Queens of the Stone Age sang to me, and my world fell apartAfter obsessing over the song for a fortnight, I finally heard the words… and I fell apart. I’d been so excited for the album, Queens of the Stone Age’s “…Like Clockwork”. I was obsessed. One song in particular, “I Appear Missing”, got under my skin. I was addicted to it…1 min read
Jul 3I was so wrong about this…When I was younger, I thought I’d be dead by 40. My life suggested I might be. I was drinking and smoking my way to it. Part of me did die at 40… the part of me that was ok with dying at 40. I’ve been reflecting on the lessons…2 min read
Jun 30I was looking for answers for my son. Instead I found myself“Why won’t he sit still? I wonder if he has ADHD?” My 7 year old son was so fidgety. He wouldn’t sit still for a second when we were sitting down to read or watch TV. It drove me crazy. I knew that fidgeting is a trait of ADHD, so…2 min read
Jun 29“But everyone knows this, so why bother telling them?”When I was a yoga teacher, I had so many ideas for content I wanted to put out into the world. I was reading, reflecting on and absorbing so much personal development literature, getting so many insights from my own life and seeing inspiration everywhere. My mind was alive with…1 min read
Jun 29How do you get people to join your mailing list?Your email list is a powerful tool to create and nurture relationships with your dream clients. But how do you get them there? ‘Sign up to our newsletter’ isn’t the most engaging way to get people’s email addresses… You’re asking people to give permission to contact them. To sell to…2 min read
Jun 28Does your ADHD get in the way of effective email marketing?As a business owner with ADHD, you “know” that you *should* be using email to communicate with, and market to your audience. You know its good for business. You know it will help you deepen your relationship with your people. Boost sales. Raise your profile and authority. And yet…. Oh… …2 min read
Jun 27I’ve failed so many times, here’s how I’ll make sure I succeed this time!Deciding to write online every day for 6 months is a big personal challenge. Particularly when you haven’t managed to write 30 days yet! But this time I am determined. I will succeed. This time I have… A compelling motivation My ADHD means that I can get very excited about…2 min read
