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New Day Resolution
New Years Resolutions are tough for me. I try to make a “New Day Resolution” when I wake up.
Seth Perry
December 18, 2023
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Written By Seth Perry
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Pastor-Mental Health Recovery Educator-Devotional Blogger
Article
It’s the Most Triggering Time of the Year!
The Holiday Season brings a host of challenges to anyone in mental health or addiction recovery. Here are the five things that I do every Holiday Season to stay engaged in my recovery.
Seth Perry
December 12, 2023
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Article
Sobriety is not Superiority
I selfishly held onto the belief that sobriety was not only my path but the best and only path. However, this perception of superiority ended up causing me significant harm in the long run. I urge you to explore this article, as it delves into alternative perspectives and ways of thinking.
Seth Perry
December 4, 2023
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Article
Is your family dysfunctional or are they wounded?
I’ve long labeled my family as dysfunctional, yet recently I’ve started to ponder the validity of that perception. Through this article, I delve into the possibility that what I’ve perceived as dysfunction might actually stem from unhealed wounds within my family.
Seth Perry
November 27, 2023
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Devotion
Placing High Demands on Yourself
A devotion.
Active addiction hindered my personal growth. In early recovery, I believed I had to catch up with the world. Shouldering the burden of my past was a heavy weight to carry. I needed help with my self-imposed burden of high standards.
Seth Perry
November 19, 2023
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Devotion
Tormented by Waking Nightmares
A devotion.
Have you ever wondered how psychosis feels? In this devotion I try my best without stirring up too much trauma.
Seth Perry
November 13, 2023
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Article
Grief: The Great Amplifier
An article.
In the shadow of a traumatic event at work in 2015, I learned about anger and grief.
Seth Perry
November 6, 2023
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Devotion
Seeking What I Cannot See
A devotion.
Sometimes it is hard to sense the presence of God. In this devotion I go back to my childhood. As a toddler I simply couldn’t perceive the world in the same way my older brothers could. Now, as an adult I sometimes struggle to recognize the presence of the Divine.
Seth Perry
October 30, 2023
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Devotion
Going up that Hill
A devotion.
Sometimes you aren’t ready to understand a lesson. In group therapy I heard the same thing over and over again. It took me 13 years to fully grasp the lesson that a counselor had imparted.
Seth Perry
October 23, 2023
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Devotion
“I’m not doing well.” is different from being “unwell.”
A devotion.
In my journey to manage my mental health and explore spirituality, I encountered moments of intense emotion. Early recovery was difficult because I couldn’t distinguish emotion and spirituality from the symptoms of my mental health condition. My psychiatrist advised against pathologizing spiritual experiences. We will do this while reflecting on the scene at Lazarus’ crypt.
Seth Perry
October 16, 2023
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