Addictions Way

12/05/2020

11/20/2020

Happy Trans Awareness Week! Please check out our new website.www.addicitionsway.com

In honor of Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, we would like to thank our friend Oliver Radclyffe for writing this powerful post! Oliver is an extraordinary human in limitless ways. We would like to salute Oliver as an author and transgender parent.



As a single transgender parent with four school age children currently learning from home during the pandemic, I’m having to be extra vigilant about both my own mental health and that of my children. I have suffered from anxiety in the past and know that one of the most important things I can do for my mental health is to get a good night’s sleep. I am in bed by 10am every night so that I can be up by 6am to start the day; without this regular eight hours of sleep I never function as well. I also make sure that I eat regularly and healthily, as hunger can quickly affect my mood. I meditate for twenty minutes every day, and know that my equal parts introvert/extrovert personality means I need a good balance of time with other people and time spent alone, so I try to ensure that I get both. With all the children learning from home at the moment it’s easy not to feel lonely, but harder to get that private space where I can spend some time alone with my own thoughts. A nice, long dog walk usually solves that problem. I have regular Zoom appointments with my therapist so that I can share my problems with someone without worrying that I might be over-burdening my friends, who are all dealing with their own struggles right now. I have taken medication for my anxiety in the past, which can be a necessary step for some people if their mental health issues become unmanageable, although I’ve found that now I have a regular self-care routine I’m able to manage it more holistically. Most importantly, I’ve learned that what has been most beneficial to my mental health is allowing myself to be myself; to be a q***r, transgender parent living in the suburbs, despite how unusual that may be. Much of my anxiety used to stem from trying to be someone I was not, so being able to live as my authentic self has relieved a lot of stress. My children’s anxiety levels tend to rise if I am anxious, and I know as a parent that the best thing I can do to help my children’s mental health is to learn how to keep calm in a crisis, to be available for them if they have a problem and listen without judgment. The current circumstances are not easy, but somehow we’re all managing to get through.

10/04/2020

Happy Saturday all! We are finally full into fall and it's a great time of year to make some changes! The Youth Mental Health Project is asking you to join us in helping support bringing help to families who need it. We are asking for $20 donations, but anything you could give will be a huge step in aiding The Parent Support Network.

You can learn more about what your donation will support here:

https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/story/Theparentsupportnetwork

01/06/2020

The family that exercises together stays together. Try this out...

THIS Saturday 1/11 join us with your friends and family here at the gym for MOVIE NIGHT❗️The movie will start at approx. 5pm and we will be playing Despicable Me 3! Bring food, drinks and dress comfy to enjoy the evening with us and the CFStamford community! 💪

09/18/2019

Remember not to drink and drive. Try WHEELS2UNORALK.COM

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06/01/2019

Around 44,800 people died from an opioid overdose in 2017. Yet, more people died from alcohol use that year. Why isn’t alcohol getting similar attention?

05/20/2019

Exercise is a great way to help fill time that you used to spend drinking and drugging? We love CrossFit of Stamford.

https://crossfitstamford.com/2019/05/18/sunday-5-19-2019-wod/

04/06/2019

And we have ways to help you... Check out my website. https://www.addictionsway.com/

from speaking openly and honestly about . This will reduce judgment and shame, and encourage people to seek help. from you.

02/11/2019

Working with police officers is a great way to help fight addiction.. We are supporting the New Canaan Norwalk, CT Police Department and hope they win!

Crossfit Stamford is hosting its first ever Battle of the Badges Crossfit Competition among  Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, New Caanan and Darien Police Departments finest.