Clearsips Blog

Last week I had a great opportunity of being a guest on the Healthy Living Panel at the RevolutionHER conference. Our topic was Healthy Living for Women. Our moderator asked questions about how women can set up their lives to optimize both their mental and physical health.

Many of us know about the benefits of having a daily gratitude practice. Gratitude can be especially important for the newly sober or anyone trying to live without the influence of substances. In the early days of sobriety, people can be overwhelmed by many feelings: irritability, anger, loneliness, fear and boredom to name a few. Part of what contributes to these feelings is our negativity bias, built into the human species so that we can track any situation for threat or danger. When this tracking system is in overdrive, we fail to see the beauty and gifts in everyday life....

Being an inclusive host shouldn’t be a daunting task, but it does require a little extra thoughtfulness and preparation. Whether you are hosting an evening party or a house full of weekend guests your most important job is to make sure everyone feels welcome, included and comfortable.

It’s summertime and the living is easy, but how can we keep it that way? Here are 5 ways to feel better this summer. Summertime can be easy and relaxing with a real sense of escape from everyday life. The schedules loosen, along with some of the monotonous responsibilities like making school lunches and carpooling to after school activities. The warm breezes and barefoot walks on the beach can almost make us feel like we’re kids again. Add a few boozy drinks to the day and suddenly we can feel carefree and in love with everything the world has to...