Blog | karen rubinstein | Life Coach | Recovery | Transformation | Speaker

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Writings From a Grateful Alcoholic!

Control, Fear, and the Power of Letting Go:

A Birthday Lesson in Surrender Wilted Roses & Open Hands: The Birthday That Taught Me to Let Go On social media, my birthday weekend...

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Stop “Should-ing” All Over Yourself: Shame, Courage, and the Path to Acceptance

Breaking Free from Perfectionism and Finding Acceptance in Recovery For most of my life, I lived with one foot in and one foot out—always...

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Anger: "Fear’s Bodyguard"

Why Is Everyone So Angry? From National Tragedy to Personal Fear There’s a saying in recovery: “The good news is you get your feelings...

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The Fear Behind the Silence

God Never Asked Me to Be Silent For years, I thought silence was strength.That staying quiet kept the peace. But the truth is, silence can cost you your voice — sometimes your soul. For most of my life, I have struggled to speak — to say what I really thought or felt. It wasn’t until recently that I began to understand how deeply silence shaped me — how it hurt me, how it held me back — and how finding my voice would become part of my healing. Losing My Voice Five years ago,