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Why Codependency Turns You Away From God

Why Codependency Turns You Away From God

March 9, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Could you hear me, if I told you codependency is only a symptom? The way you choose to respond to a relationship or depend on a relationship is learned. Learned really? Yes! You learned it really early in your life with your primary caregivers. Now as with all learned behaviors you can blame, shame and…

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Counter Dependence The Other Codependent

Counter Dependence The Other Codependent

March 2, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

We toss out codependence like we know what we are talking about these days. It started with the term co-alcoholic. This person was not necessarily drinking with the alcoholic they were wrapped up in the struggle because of family or emotional ties to the alcoholic. Al-anon became the saving grace of many families struggling to…

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Codependent: What is That?

Codependent: What is That?

February 15, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Are you codependent?  Yes.  We all have a dependence on others.  When does it turn ugly?  When does dependence turn from normal to destructive?  Wait! Didn’t God supply Adam with Eve because He felt it was not good for man to be alone?  (Genesis 2:22) Aren’t we supposed to live in community with other people…

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God Centered Valentine’s Day Kid’s Activity

God Centered Valentine’s Day Kid’s Activity

February 10, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Do you need a quick, no setup, Valentine’s Day kid’s activity this week? Tell your kids your love story! Kids are often curious about how you fell in love, met, married and created them! A great Valentine’s Day Gift for Him or Her or Them. Telling the Family Love Story This Valentine’s Day kid’s activity…

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Dare to Love A Difficult Person

Dare to Love A Difficult Person

February 1, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Dare to love the most difficult person in your life this Valentine’s month. We all have them–a person in our lives that we struggle to love. Maybe, it is only a season with a difficult toddler, teen, spouse or co-worker. In Al-Anon we say that living with an addict/alcoholic is too much for most of…

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Who Needs a Sponsor?

Who Needs a Sponsor?

January 26, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Why can’t you just sponsor yourself?  Let’s think about driving a car.  You could teach yourself to drive.  It is possible, people have done it; but it took time and lots of hard work. Plus, there are blind spots. Most cars are designed to give us the maximum view of our surroundings based on the…

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Setting Boundaries You Will Keep

Setting Boundaries You Will Keep

January 18, 2019 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

You’ll know that an Apple phone is just a computer between 2 pieces of glass right? The minute it slips from your pocket under the car in the parking lot it shatters…unless you have a case. It is frustrating to have to buy one more thing for that crazy expensive iPhone. But a case is…

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Elijah Thinks: A Kid’s View on Life

Elijah Thinks: A Kid’s View on Life

January 17, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Elijah Thinks a Kid’s View on Life Podcast Elijah Thinks: A Kid’s View on Life is a kid produced podcast that shares funny jokes, life stories and questions to ponder from a precocious pre-teen.  What Elijah is Reading Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce Warriors by Erin Hunter Garfield  by Jim Davis What Elijah is Thinking…

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Tools to Face the Challenges of New Sobriety

Tools to Face the Challenges of New Sobriety

January 12, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

This week’s podcast is all about facing sobriety challenges.  As we step into a new year we often challenge ourselves. A new year is “clean slate time” as Gretchen Rubin from the Happier Podcast labels it.   A “clean slate” creates room to make changes, redirections or just dumping out the old coffee and making a…

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Holiday Affirmation List

Holiday Affirmation List

December 28, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

It sounds to simple to be true.  Repeat a holiday affirmation list for a peaceful holiday.  We build on what we think about in our private thoughts.  You know how it happens.   Kinda like this! Our minds are super powerful. Numerous scientific studies tell us that if we change our thinking our outside world will change….

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