November 26, 2022
Is a Sober Living Facility Right for Me?
Many people struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) do not have a solid home structure to support them while they are in treatment. Sober living facilities can bridge this gap…
September 10, 2022
How to Rebuild and Maintain Healthy Relationships in Recovery
Leading up to entering into treatment, you may have created relationships with certain individuals that were not the best for you. When you are actively struggling with substance use, you…
August 15, 2022
The Benefits of Gender-Specific Sober Living
People from all walks of life are affected by substance use, and though the substances stay consistent with how they react to individuals, the stories that are created from the…
August 8, 2022
The Importance of Human Connection in Recovery
Substance use disorder (SUD) can be an isolating experience. When you make the life-changing decision to enter treatment, you might feel even more overwhelmed and alone. When you learn how…
July 19, 2021
The Challenges of Sobriety in High School and College
Teen and adolescent substance abuse is a growing problem worldwide. In the United States alone, roughly 7% of all of those admitted into a drug or alcohol rehab center are…
December 15, 2020
Tips for Self-Care – How to Curb Stress and Anxiety
Defined as the conscious effort to care for one’s self and promote well-being, self-care is an essential component of living a healthy life. Unfortunately, statistics have found that only around…
December 7, 2020
Shame and Trauma in Addiction – Causes and Treatment
Statistics highlight that about 31 million adults struggle with addiction, but only around 10% seek medical treatment. That says a lot about the nature of addiction and its close association…
December 2, 2020
Managing Mental Health During COVID-19
Changing the entire landscape of life as we know it, the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to various stressors that might feel new and unfamiliar to most. The long bouts…
November 30, 2020
How Do You Know if You’re Drinking Too Much?
There can be any number of factors at play when someone is beginning to address their own relationship with alcohol. Cultural and personal influences may give conflicting answers on what…
November 22, 2020
The Stress of Work Culture and Its Effects on Substance Use
For someone in recovery, one of the major goals they can set for themselves is getting back into the workforce, following a career path they love or pursuing their own…
October 12, 2020
There is Always Something New to Try
Addiction recovery is a very personal journey. No two recovery journeys will look the same. As someone begins their journey towards sobriety, they must find their means of expression, coping…
October 5, 2020
Recovering from a Slip – So Now What?
Recovery from an addiction to drugs or alcohol comes with an innumerable amount of trials on a daily basis. During recovery, each person is working on establishing a new “normal.”…
September 29, 2020
The Role of the Family: How Family Can Positively Enable
The role of the family in recovery is one of the most impactful sources of support during addiction recovery. However, this can be both beneficial or hurtful to the recovery…
September 20, 2020
Stop Chasing Perfection
People should always aspire to be the best that they can be in their lives. For some people, this can mean reaching great professional heights, while others want to be…
September 3, 2020
Addressing Recovery With the World Around You
People have taken large strides in understanding how addiction is a medical disease rather than a moral failing. However, there is still some social stigma attached to words like “addiction”…
August 31, 2020
A Goal in Everyone’s Reach
Recovery isn’t just one thing. What it means to “overcome an addiction” can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people. Addictions can take many forms…
August 18, 2020
Crossing the Bridge from Understanding to Acceptance
Many recovery treatments will focus on certain words or phrases. For some, this can be an in-depth exploration of voice, or looking at “all or nothing” vocabulary in words like…
July 12, 2020
Proving Success to Yourself
The challenges presented by outpatient therapy are numerous, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Each phase has a number of hurdles to overcome, but every hurdle is an opportunity…
June 20, 2020
Can I Have My Cake and Eat It Too?
Here’s the truth: no matter how hard we try, we can’t have it all. Nothing in life is perfect, so it’s to your benefit that you stop obsessing over perfection.…
June 12, 2020
Mindfulness in 5 Minutes
Mindfulness is a great tool to have in your recovery toolbox. Some may think that mindfulness is a difficult thing to master that takes long hours of sitting cross-legged with…