Join us for Front Yard BBQ: “Create! Don’t Use!” on September 9, 2023 from 12pm-5pm at New Directions. This fun, family-friendly fundraising event is organized in participation of National Recovery Month and will be held outdoors at New Directions located at 30800 Chagrin Blvd, Cleveland, OH. We are grateful for our neighborhood friends and supporters at Garfield […]
Staying sober is one of the toughest battles anyone can fight. Recovering from addiction requires constant vigilance and unwavering commitment. However, that level of effort isn’t always easy to maintain day in and day out. That’s why relapse is such a threat. Rather than some dramatic fall, relapse is far too often an insidious decline. […]
In our society, alcohol dependency falls into a grey area of addiction for a lot of people. It isn’t an immediate addiction like cigarettes or harder drugs, and it progresses and builds over a long period of time, making it hard to see in oneself because the change is so gradual. It’s often difficult to […]
The opioid crisis has been at the forefront of the American consciousness for almost a decade now. Yet, some communities are only now realizing just how hard they have been hit. Unfortunately, there’s a culture of silence around opioid use that has not only led to hushed discussions, when they do exist but also provides […]
While in early recovery, it is common to feel stressed or anxious about a number of factors in your life. However, if an individual is not equipped with stress-management techniques they will begin to feel overwhelmed. Individuals in early recovery may be acclimated with numbing their feelings through the use of substances. Because of this, […]
Our minds are powerful things, I would argue they are the most powerful thing we will ever have to face in our lives. They are going non-stop. I want you to sit back for a second and reflect on what you have thought about for even just the past 15 minutes. Pretty incredible, right? […]
We are coming up on a great time of year for many people. The holidays bring about a time to gather with family and celebrate together. For some people, especially those in early recovery or struggling with sobriety, however. The holidays can be a major emotional challenge for many different reasons. The most difficult […]
The benefits of living a sober life Staying sober is never easy, especially when the stressors of everyday life begin to pile up. Nonetheless, there are a variety of tools that we learn while in recovery to keep us as far away from the first drink as possible. With the help of our therapist […]
Recovering from any addiction can be extremely emotionally challenging. Before sobriety, most of us were solely focused on getting our drug of choice in order to cover up our emotions. Personally, I know that I lived very selfishly; all I cared about was whether or not I could get the things I thought I needed in […]
Summertime can present unique challenges to young people in recovery, as it is often filled with parties, barbeques, and outdoor events that rarely come without alcohol being involved. In early recovery, it can be easy to be filled with feelings of dread and discontent as summer rolls around. However, being sober doesn’t mean your […]