Sober Women Managing Money & Mental Wealth
By Deanna 4 Comments
Three is wonderful number. I do three basic things with my money – save, spend, give. I automatically save about 50% of my money that comes in. Additionally, I spend about 40% of my money on good ole living. Furthermore, I donate 10% of my money.
If this seems impossible to you, stay with me because it seemed impossible to me several years ago. I want to give you hope to know that with some focus and a plan, you can get to a better place with your money.
I decided to release a special little post today since I will be speaking at FinCon on a panel. It’s rather exciting and quite an honor. I apologize I didn’t announce it sooner. However, I do have one small request from my readers. If you are a praying person will you pray for me today?
Back in the winter, I collaborated with another blogger, Refined By FIRE, about applying to speak on a panel this year at FinCon. Fairly quickly we came up with the topic of, Overcoming Adversity on the Path Towards Financial Independence as we both have had some serious adversity in our lives.
Also fairly quickly I knew who should moderate this panel, Fred from Money With a Purpose, as he has an awesome series on his site titled, Overcoming Adversity. I was interviewed in his series a year ago and then I interviewed Fred & his wife Cathy on my blog as parents of a son with an Addiction.
I am starting a new series titled, Inspiring Women in Recovery, where I interview rockstar women who are in recovery from all sorts of things. Humbling oneself and surrendering to a program of recovery takes courage and a certain Je ne sais quois.
Recently a friend sent me this article by Brené Brown about celebrating 23 years of sobriety. I’ve heard her talk before but I had no idea she was also living sober.
“For the first time in my life, I realized that my sobriety isn’t a limitation. Sobriety isn’t even a “have to” – it’s a superpower.” – Brené Brown
Yep, it sure is a superpower. Without the old familiar crutch of alcohol or drugs, I’m forced to face every situation with clarity and growth. It’s a blessing.
As a woman in recovery for over 9 years, I can easily say I’ve met some amazingly beautiful women on this journey who’ve also discovered their superpowers. It’s like I a get a front-row seat to watch God’s handiwork in transforming ladies every day. Now that I have this platform, I’d love to feature some of these women in hopes of sharing stories of inspiration.
Yes, you read that right, blueberries do have superpowers! And boy am I glad because I love, love, love blueberries.
Welcome back to part 7 in my brain health series where I explore holistic and scientifically tested ways to improve our brain health. I became particularly interested in brain health when I was first recovering from addiction and was concerned with the damage I caused. I was looking for hope and was encouraged when I learned that the brain has the amazing ability to health.
Ultimately, I find my hope in my faith in Christ. However, if I believe that God created everything than I also believe He created science. 😉
I find the human brain the most fascinating of the human organs and so I will continue to research and write on this topic. Furthermore, since the brain affects everything we do it’s a worthy study! In my brain health series, I’ve been mainly reviewing two books (below). For this post, though, my inspiration came from an article from a local newspaper on the brain benefits of blueberries.
