Tag: recovery
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What This Mother Endured to Keep Her Child Safe After a Car Accident Is a True Testament to Maternal Love
Get Pregnant Fast In a heart-wrenching story that underscores the lengths a parent will go to protect their child, a Manitoba mother faced an unimaginable challenge after a car accident left her and her young daughter stranded in subzero temperatures. This awe-inspiring tale illustrates the fierce instinct of a mother to shield her child from…
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Walk of the Not Quite Alive: A Journey from Darkness to Light
Get Pregnant Fast On a crisp autumn day much like today, with the sun gleaming down and families enjoying the outdoors, I find myself curled up on a park bench, battling the shakes of alcohol withdrawal and the gnawing pangs of hunger. I observe the families around me. There’s a mother, the picture of joy,…
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Rediscovering Myself After Another Miscarriage
Get Pregnant Fast As I sat in the dimly lit room, I could sense the heaviness in the air. My partner, Mark, and the sonographer were both intently searching for a heartbeat—a flicker of life that had been there just weeks before. Yet deep down, I felt an unsettling certainty that this time would be…
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The Hidden Struggle of Eating Disorders
Get Pregnant Fast I live with an eating disorder, and it may not be what you imagine. At 39, I’m a married mom of two who also coaches my daughter’s soccer team. To the outside world, I seem perfectly normal—not too thin, not too heavy. I share laughter often and appear to have everything together,…
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Navigating Life as a Single Mom in Recovery
Get Pregnant Fast Being a single mother in recovery from alcoholism is no easy journey. One significant rule I’ve been told is to avoid dating for at least a year. This guideline, shared in my support group, suggests that it takes this long to truly clear my mind and focus on self-discovery. While some may…
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My Daughter’s Near-Death Experience with an Unsecured Dresser
Get Pregnant Fast Two years ago, my daughter Lily had just woken up from her nap, her tiny feet skipping across the living room as I watched from the computer desk nearby. She walked into her brother’s bedroom, and in an instant, our world turned upside down with a loud crash. Panic surged through me…
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Unmasking the Deceptive Nature of Depression: A Personal Reflection
Get Pregnant Fast By: Jamie Collins Updated: Aug. 3, 2016 Originally Published: Aug. 14, 2015 It feels strange to openly discuss my personal struggles with depression. In fact, I’ve never even uttered that word in relation to myself until now. It’s a term that feels almost foreign. I don’t fit the stereotype of someone battling…
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Ben Johnson on His Journey to Recovery: ‘I Want to Be the Best Dad I Can Be’
Get Pregnant Fast In a heartfelt Facebook post, Oscar-winning actor Ben Johnson opened up about his recent experience with rehab, where he sought treatment for alcohol addiction. The 44-year-old actor is determined to become a better father to his three children—Emily, 11, Lucas, 8, and Max, 5—and shared his motivations candidly. “I want to live…
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We Must Address This Damaging Symptom of Bipolar Disorder
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to bipolar disorder, a staggering 25% to 80% of individuals experiencing mania report a troubling symptom known as hypersexuality, according to findings from Sexual Health Matters. This figure is far from trivial, especially considering that around 5.7 million adults in the U.S. are affected by bipolar disorder, which represents…
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Sweet Nothings: Living with an Eating Disorder
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: Aug. 13, 2016 Originally Published: Aug. 13, 2016 What do you do when “Ed” shows up at the dinner table? I thought I’d locked him out for good—twice. But here he is again. My first encounter with Ed was at the tender age of 18. It was as if he sensed…