Krystal PortorrealThat First DrinkIt surprises many when I say that I didn't drink more than a 1/2 a glass of beer until I graduated High School. Because my father was an...
Krystal PortorrealFor The Sober CuriousAs an adult, being in alcohol recovery is extremely difficult. First of all, adults can be SOOO UN-creative and the only things many of...
Krystal PortorrealDon't ForceWhy are you forcing? What in your life has made you feel that you need to force to make things happen in your life? Did someone make you...
Krystal PortorrealWhen It Looks Different: A Perfectionist BattleMany people describe perfectionism as the need for things to be "right". The need for things to be exactly in the right place at the...
Krystal PortorrealA Recovered IdentityMy entire life so much of who I am has been based on my current situation. When I was younger, I was the girl who had an alcoholic...
Krystal PortorrealRest To Be Fortified & RenewedThis weekend as I laid in bed with Covid, I heard a line from the song “promises”. It says “I will rest in your promises, my confidence...
Krystal PortorrealA Season Of travelersTravelers are people moving from one place to another with a specific destination and specific instructions (directions) for how to get...
Krystal PortorrealVision: Refreshing DownpourAs I was sitting in the car today I was looking up at the heavy clouds and I felt the lord saying that a rain was coming. Not a rain that...