Hello, My name is Robin and I have a background in Mental Health Services, particularly in Addictions and Recovery. I am a sobriety and wellness coach. I also coach in areas of nutrition, fitness, and goal setting. I've set up this blog, Wellness Theory, so that I can share with everyone, some of my life experiences and tips that could help anyone interested in moving in the direction of sobriety and all-around wellness. What led me in the direction of sobriety, recovery, and wellness was in 2012, when I lost my brother, who fought to stay sober for most of his life. Though, we was a sober man when he passed, it was before his passing where he was on his way to a more fulfilled life. The passing of my brother was devastating to myself and my whole family. What happened to my brother in the end, just didn't make any sense at the time. I learned that I loved him more than ever, and I was thankful we had at least talked about where he was going in life. I was heartbroken, as normal, but I felt tremendous guilt. Not because I lost my big brother, but also for many personal reasons I had become my own worst enemy by my toxic alcohol and medication use, accompanied with an utter, defeatist mindset.
I went through an entire year, pondering what could I have done to help my brother improve? Could I have visited him? We were on speaking terms, but I admit, I had kept some distance from him because, honestly, it was sometimes exhausting, not having trust in him. And with this exhaustion, I fell into a depression after his passing. I felt guilt and ashamed because I did not have him in my life like I had wanted him to be. He struggled, and he ultimately reached sobriety. But, not without other struggles that came along the way.
During this year, between 2012-2013, I was having my own struggles with drinking and prescribed anti-anxiety medication, including tranquilizers. When my brother died, I can only say that I went more downward than ever! I will be sharing more in later posts, but what I can tell you, is that it took me almost a whole year to wake up to the fact that, if I did not stop the downward spiral I was on, I would wind up just as alone as my brother was when he passed.
No, I am not yet sharing specifics, like my brother's name, circumstances....not yet. This is more of an introductory post. What I anticipate, is to open up more about sobriety, wellness, my brother, my own life experiences. Where I am at in this point of time, I anticipate sharing things from my education, work and coaching experiences. And by sharing this blog, I want to help people to realize, that with all that is lost, YOU have control of gaining back what you may believe can never be found. It is your choice. I am living proof, as I have crawled out of torment and now live in greater peace. I will surely go into more detail with more posts, but I can honestly say that I got help like I needed, and I turned it around. You can do the same, and I hope I can give information that will encourage people to keep moving and become their own version of sober and well.
Thank you for reading. I look forward to growing this blog, and I hope I can reach people by sharing as often as I can. :)