Mental Health Moment: Let go of enemies, embrace critics
Today, I’m encouraging you to do something that most people would flat out refuse to do: I encourage you to wish your enemy/enemies well. Now, before you add me to…
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In the Crowd: Lumphead, Roaming Bear and Codes within Codes
Kenosha Creative Space hosted the talents of three local bands Saturday night: Lumphead (Brittany Lumley), Roaming Bear and Codes within Codes (Cody Cummings). I had the pleasure of being a…
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Along the Path: Perspective is key
When I reflect on how I used to talk about sobriety and how I think of it now, I return to a thought: Perspective is key. What does that mean…
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Nia program to help African-American youth ‘Rest and Reset’
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha County UW-Extension and Kenosha Public Library’s Nia: Pathways and Purpose for the Future program is hosting “Rest and Reset” on Jan. 19. The event ⏤ for African-American…
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Mental Health Moment: Let them talk
It’s commonplace in this world to encounter negative talk about yourself or the people you care about. As humans, we have a tendency to give way to gossip, to our…
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Along the Path: Six years of change
As of Jan. 1, 2023, I am six years sober from alcohol, and have been on a journey of change ever since. While the overall nature of sobriety is change…
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Listening To: Spare Animals’ “Better Winds” (review)
If I had to sum up Kenosha County musicians Spare Animals’ latest EP, “Better Winds”, it would be this: instrumental reverence and nostalgia for music of childhood coupled with the…
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Mental Health Moment: You CAN practice what you preach
A little while back, I told you that you CAN take a break. And now, after the past week or so, you (and I) know that I do practice what…
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Mental Health Moment: You CAN let it go, don’t overanalyze
It’s no surprise to people who know me well that I have an incredibly hard time letting a thought go. I overanalyze everything ⏤ even things that will never probably…
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Mental Health Moment: You ARE okay
I won’t lie to you. I have to just tell myself that I’m okay at least a few times a week. If I don’t, I’ll struggle to continue to build…
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Ep. 13: The problem of being overly positive – Inside the Mind of Daniel Thompson
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