Author: Terri

Hi, I’m Terri, and Journey On Strong is where I spill the tea on my messy but beautiful journey of healing from codependency and people-pleasing. For years, I tried to make everyone happy—turns out, that’s exhausting and impossible (who knew?). In 2005, life gave me a wake-up call, and I finally started figuring out who I was. Spoiler alert: I’m pretty great! Recovery is a wild ride, but I’m here to share my struggles, wins, and lessons—hopefully with some laughs along the way.

Enjoying A Relationship With Myself

Just rambling on today... “Codependency underlies all addictions. The core symptom of “dependency” manifests as reliance on a person, substance, or process (i.e., activity, such as gambling or sex addiction). Instead of having a healthy relationship with yourself, you make something or someone else more important. Over time, your thoughts, feelings, and actions revolve around that other person, activity, or substance, and you increasingly abandon your relationship with yourself.” Ah,... Continue Reading →

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Okay, I’m Listening

Well, that little voice told me "it's time", again. I keep thinking, "time for what?" but I already know. You see, it's that denial game I play with myself and God. I think it's just some random thought that pops into my head and I say, "yeah, yeah" and move on with life. Then it... Continue Reading →

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Are You A Safe Person?

I originally wrote this post in 2014 but thought it was a good time to bring it up again. I had an interesting conversation last night with a friend of mine who seems to feel another friend we have in common (though I haven't seen her for a few years) is "stuck" in her marriage.... Continue Reading →

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