A woman I have been seeing about her use of alcohol and other drugs for about five years went to her doctor the other day for a routine checkup. It went well but exposed a hindrance to recovery that needs to change. One of the biggest challenges people in recovery face is not even their…
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Years ago, when I entered into drug and alcohol abuse and recovery coaching, I was in the midst of being five years removed from such behavior and dealing with terminal liver failure that ultimately led to liver cancer. Between 2011 when I was diagnosed and stopped using, and the summer of 2015, I had made…
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I was just reading about the history of my “hometown” these last six months, Pereira, Colombia, and stumbled upon a random factoid that stood out. Freeing yourself of existing beliefs is perhaps one of the best forms of understanding. Let me back up for a second to put this in context. It is no secret…
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Transformational Coaching Transformational coaching is a partnership through significant change by redefining the reality of one’s life through a combination of perspectives and tools to improve awareness, accountability, and reclaim personal power. While the foundational approach is the same with everyone, sessions are tailored a scientific, esoteric, or combination thereof approach to overcome obstacles and…
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The new WindAndRaven.com is going back to its roots and branching out–it’s a total reset. The culmination of a rebuilding that began before the pandemic nearly became a casualty and has now been reborn. What a long strange year it’s been! Being an empowerment and life coach/counselor, the events of the last 12 months are…
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In a January 2021, Erik Mut asked some interesting questions in an interview for his YouTube channel. In it, he asks about my personal and professional life, and, in all, it is nearly 90 minutes and covers a lot of ground. The two main themes are my work with addiction recovery and what it was…
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The Road Goes Ever On and On Over the past few months I have been posting videos to my YouTube page about the experience of not only being a digital nomad, but of some of the places I have visited and experiences I have had along the way. Thank you that follow me on social…
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In a January 2021, Erik Mut asked some interesting questions in an interview for his YouTube channel. In it, he asks about my personal and professional life, and, in all, it is nearly 90 minutes and covers a lot of ground. The two main themes are my work with addiction recovery and what it was…
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Once again we got out of the city and traveled into the Colombian countryside to see the sights. On this trip, we stayed in Salento and spent one day in the Cocora Valley.
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With just a few days remaining in Medellin, we decided to walk around a bit more on our way to a hotel for the weekend. Along the way we were invited into a new coffee shop and much more.
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