Dear Meli,  I have a cousin who I’m close with. We’re only a month apart in age and we grew up going to the same school. We also share something else – sobriety. At least, we did. I heard from my sister a few months ago that my cousin has started using again. I’m not […]

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Dear Meli, My brother lost his husband about five years ago. Prior to his husband’s death, my brother had been sober for fifteen years. However, the death of his spouse proved too much to bear, and my brother went off the wagon. He would get sober again for a few weeks, but then fall off again. […]

View the post > Why Am I So Nervous About My Sibling’s Sobriety?

How can you get back on track with healthy habits? Here are some ways to cultivate a healthier lifestyle!

View the post > How Do I Get Back on Track with Healthy Habits?

Dear Meli, My drug of choice is food, especially sugar. For many years, I had it under control. And then came 2022. For whatever reason, I found myself back in the food. I don’t attend 12-step meetings, because they never worked for me. I do have a spiritual practice, which has helped me stay sober. But lately […]

View the post > How Can I Handle the Return of My Addiction?

Dear Meli, I recently started a plant-based diet. This diet is really working for me. I’m losing weight, I have more energy, and I’m feeling fabulous. There’s only one problem. My partner, who is usually super supportive of everything I do, is not supportive of my new way of eating. I’m not asking him to […]

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Dear Meli, I am a social media addict. Facebook in particular. And here’s the thing. It’s not all bad. I have a bunch of pages I visit daily that offer me inspiration – including OhMyGod Life! But then, once I’ve received my daily inspiration, I seem to end up down a rabbit hole. I don’t […]

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Dear Meli, I have a history of  fighting with myself, especially when it comes to my weight. Lately, I’ve been getting in touch with different aspects of myself, and I’m realizing that there’s a part of me that really wants to lose weight. But there’s another part of me that’s scared that if I lose […]

View the post > How Can I Stop Fighting with Myself?

Wow. I just finished watching the Netflix series “Wild Wild County,” about the crazy times of Bagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers in Oregon in the 1980s. While the documentary is not for everyone (it includes murderous plots and writhing naked “meditation” groups), it’s a fascinating look into, among things, the power dynamics of spiritual […]

View the post > Wild, Wild Gurus