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When it rains it pours. Am I right?

I had fully intended to get back in the newsletter saddle as of last week. Fully intended to come out swinging in 2024. But having just bounced from a head cold to covid and now my first experience with a sinus infection, I'm going to receive all this as a sign to stfu. That's right. I'm going to be quiet (so hard for me!).

In my last dispatch, I glossed over just one of the ways in which codependency has negatively worked its expression through me. There is so much more to say on the topic. But for now, after having attended my first CODA.org meeting, let me say this: Hi, I'm Emily and I'm a recovering co-dependent.

Yes, I've started the 12 steps. And yes, I could be anonymous, but you know me, I share. So, as I make my way through the program, I'll be disclosing some, but not all, of what I encounter within myself. As always from the perspective of hoping that you too are helped by my transparency. As the illness train runs through my life and body, it seems a perfect metaphor for the halt, evaluation, and eventual eradication of codependent behaviors from my life (God Willing!).

For the time being I'll pause on weekly emails and tend to my body and being. I'm wishing you all an amazing 2024!

With much love, Emily