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Reasons Why You Can’t Take Everyone with You into New Beginnings

Recovery typically means finding new playgrounds and new playmates as a way to keep from repeating old addictive behaviors. Being around people and going to the same places where drugs and alcohol are being consumed can be detrimental in eliciting cravings and causing bad ideas which can lead you right back to a relapse. Really […]

Why Connection is the Best Currency in Recovery

Why Connection is the Best Currency in Recovery

Alcoholism and drug addiction can place someone in a very lonely place. Too often people who suffer from substance abuse distance themselves from loved ones and isolate. To them being alone seems better than being found out about how deep their addiction really is or having someone tell them to stop what they are doing. […]

Why Support for the Family is an Important Piece of Recovery

Why Support for the Family is an Important Piece of Recovery

When addiction becomes apparent within a family circle, often the person with the addiction is the one who is solely in the spotlight. The problem with that scenario is that addiction affects every single person who encounters it, especially those who are closest. Loved ones can become codependent on enabling the addictive behaviors so that […]

Tips to Downsize Your Anger

Life gets “lifey” and one of the most prevalent emotions that occur when you get overwhelmed is anger. Fear and anxiety take over and you begin getting mad over what you are unable to be in control of these situations. When things are not going how you perceive they should be, you may find yourself […]

Why You Want to Work Your Program on Labor Day Too

Why You Want to Work Your Program on Labor Day Too

Labor Day is on the horizon and you may be wondering what you should do on that holiday now that you are sober. Having an extra day off work or school can seem scary without having a plan of action on how to spend that time. Normally you would use Labor Day to celebrate with […]

How Do I Fall Back in Love with My Spouse in My Recovery?

The statement, “an alcoholic in his cups is an unlovely creature,” from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, page 16, rings true for many people who battle substance abuse. For someone who suffers an addiction means that they often turn into a completely different person under the influence of drugs and alcohol especially around those […]

Do You Suffer From Reverse Pride?

Do You Suffer From Reverse Pride?

Pride is one of those emotions that can sometimes be overlooked as something other than what it is – a huge part of your self-esteem. The definition of pride is “a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities […]

Should I Really Be Concerned with Vaping?

Should I Really Be Concerned with Vaping?

E-cigarettes have taken the country by storm. What started out as a way to curb traditional cigarettes has turned into just another way to become addicted. Marketing for e-cigarettes stated that vaping was a much safer option that would get a person to end their addiction with tobacco cigarettes and eventually allow them to taper […]

Can I Stay Sober on a Plane?

Whether you are flying on a plane for personal reasons or flying for business, traveling can be a very stressful time that you feel comforted using drugs and alcohol to cope. The fear of flying, the turbulence, the light-headedness, claustrophobia, kids crying, and airport temptations are just a few of the ways that people want […]

Benefits of Harm Reduction

Benefits of Harm Reduction

One of the misconceptions that have been stigmatized by our society is that people who abuse drugs and alcohol are “bad people” and are not met with compassion about their substance abuse. To combat this negative impression of people judging what they think addiction is, there have been organizations and platforms that have been configured […]