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Written By Seth Perry

Written By Seth Perry

(he/him/his)
Pastor-Mental Health Recovery Educator-Blogger

Devotion

My Diagnosis is not my Personality

A mental health condition can significantly impact your life. Upon receiving my diagnosis, I found myself questioning if bipolar disorder had eclipsed my personality. However, over time and through treatment, I gained hope.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Grief: The Great Amplifier

An article.

In the shadow of a traumatic event at work in 2015, I learned about anger and grief.

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.

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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.

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