It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is officially upon us. While it seems like only yesterday that we were outside enjoying the summer sunshine (and here in Southern California, it really WAS only yesterday), the temperatures are beginning to drop, people are beginning to plan their holiday festivities and radio stations are starting to play holiday music 24 hours a…

From the time I was very young, at any given moment, there have been a million thoughts bouncing around in my head. These thoughts range from harmless (“I wonder what it would be like to be a princess”) to completely random (“Is Jello REALLY made from melted pig feet…?”) to self-abusive (“You are going to fail”) to paranoid (“That cough is DEFINITELY

When people find out that I am a recovering alcoholic, many of them automatically assume a number of things:
1) I am boring.
2) I drink an insane amount of coffee.
3) I secretly wish all that coffee was Johnnie Walker Black.
4) I am REALLY boring.
While I will cop to the fact that I drink more coffee than…

My sponsor has taught me many, many things. She is an example of what it means to be sober, what it means to be a friend and what it means to basically just be all around fantastic and awesome. When she talks, I listen. She is chock full of  little pearls of wisdom that blow my mind and make me think…

One of the first things that we do when a client comes to Milestones is give them a copy of “The Four Agreements…” by Don Miguel Ruiz. I have had clients tell me that this book has completely changed their lives, and I can totally relate because it did the same thing for me (not to mention millions

 
My name is Deanna. And I’m an alcoholic.
A year and half ago, these are words you would NEVER hear coming out of my mouth. Maybe “My name is Deanna. And I love to party!” or “My name is Deanna, I’m kind of a lush!” or, if I was feeling REALLY honest, maybe “My name is Deanna. I think…