12 Days of NICU

In this article I reflect on 12 of the emotionally challenging days of my life. The experience has taught me many things about myself. Most importantly, however, are the invaluable lessons learned about love, intimacy and relationships in my life today. I am learning these are the greatest of all the gifts that have been bestowed in sobriety.

Mark TurnipseedFebruary 13, 2019feelings, emotions, sobriety, fears, love, intimacy, relationship

The Tortoise and the Hare

I have been a perfectionist who wants results quickly. This worked in a few areas of my life- like strength training. However, the stress this requires does not work for long distance triathlon. The stress this requires does not work for recovery. I had to learn to take it easy on myself in recovery and now I have to learn to do this in training. The results are longevity- and these are the results I need in both training and recovery.

Mark TurnipseedSeptember 8, 2018endurance, triathlon, training, recovery, addiction, perfectionist, instant gratification, long distance, commitment, relationship, stress, cortisol, strength, injury, sobriety