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Choosing Joy: Tips to Achieve Happiness After Drug or Alcohol Addiction
Happiness can feel elusive, determined by what’s happening (or not happening) right now. Joy, on the other hand, is a…
Tossing Negativity Into the Fire After Substance Abuse
Every one of us goes through times where we feel bogged down by negative emotions, triggered by traumatic or stressful…
Keeping Love Alive: Navigating Valentine’s Day in Recovery
Around this time of year, love is in the air and people everywhere are ready to celebrate that love with…
Staying on the Lookout for Relapse Triggers
Protecting your recovery at all costs must be emphasized at all stages of recovery. Relapse starts well before a person…
Overcoming Communication Challenges in Addiction
Why can’t they hear anything I say? How to overcome the challenges of communicating with a loved one struggling with…
Enabling Addiction VS. Caregiving Addiction
Enabling and caregiving both involve a strong desire to love, help and nurture another person. These desires are amplified, often…
Why You Should Be Keeping a Recovery Journal
Early recovery is often described as an emotional rollercoaster ride. Elation and relief can quickly turn into anger or shame…
5 Tips for Effective Holiday Self-care During Addiction Recovery
The countdown to the holidays is on! For many, holidays mean delightful aromas, twinkling lights and celebrations with friends and…
Holiday Hang-ups: Avoiding Common Triggers
In recent years, connecting and spending quality time with those we love has been increasingly difficult due to the…
The Power of Pause During Addiction Recovery
When someone says, “Hey, how’s it going?” in passing, do you take a moment to think about your response?…
Healthy Boundaries: Supporting Your Loved Ones in Recovery
Substance use disorder is something that impacts everyone in the wake of the disease…especially family members, close friends, and…
5 Reasons to Attend Recovery Meetings
You’ve probably heard “90 meetings in 90 days” before, somewhere during your recovery journey – 90 in 90 is…
The Importance of Family in Addiction Recovery
We all have family that we can turn to in times of need. We look to our family for support…
National Recovery Month: Helping Those in Need
Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of…
The Stages of Recovery
Change happens slowly. It is often much slower than most of us care for, particularly in recovery. Just as the…