So you’ve made it to day three of #SoberOctober. In my experience 72 hours is when shit gets real and your body starts really feeling the detox. Are you waking up drenched in sweat? Perfectly normal. Massive headache? Foggy brain? Normal. Are you exhausted? Let yourself rest. Detox can be exhausting and it’s okay if you need an extra nap or a bit more sleep than usual. Your body is healing. Let it.
Make sure you’re nourishing it with good, clean foods and not McDonald’s. You should do this anyway, but it’s very important when you’re detoxing.
I concocted a Detox Witches Brew to help support the process a little bit. You can play fast and loose with the recipe. It depends on how sour, sweet and spicy you like things, but I gave you the general structure.
Detox Witches Brew
6-8 cups of water
Juice of 1-2 lemons
Half a fresh ginger, grated
Dash of cayenne
Combine the water, lemons and ginger and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer.
Strain the brew (or don’t, I love ginger so I leave mine chunky)
Add honey and cayenne to your liking.
This is also great if you feel like you’re getting a cold.
Make sure you’re drinking a shit ton of water. Day 3 is a great day to reach out to the group for support and accolades. Use us. We are cheering you on from the sidelines.
If you’re partaking in #SoberOctober, how are you doing today?
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This week on #FactorySettings @justjeren and I talk about the elephant in the room. MONEY! We talk about when we first became aware of it, how it affected our parents' divorces, how much we spent on our addiction, being dependent, financial insecurity and so much more!
https://bridgetphetasy.substack.com/p/factory-settings-17#details
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Bridget breaks down the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Oscar bait, and generally terrible film, Emilia Pérez.
Good morning
I am healing from the reconstruction surgery that happened a week ago but started two years ago
I don’t want to be weak and tired today
But I am
I am tired of persevering.
Nevertheless that is what I must do
If I have to be tired and foggy headed I should let go of the resentment and find out what wonders this day can hold
(Sorry for the delay on this prompt—life happened.)
The writing prompts are back! And since everyone is talking about "what is a woman?" I thought we should dig into our Factory Settings and find out what we learned about this stuff.
