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. […]
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 […]
Leaving an Inpatient Treatment center can be a very anxiety ridden and overwhelming time. You are just starting to pick up the pieces of your life and finding out how you can put them back together in a healthy manner. People don’t stay sober because they got lucky or because they wanted it enough, they […]
Life after getting sober and going through the recovery process can be one of the biggest challenges any human being could possibly face. Life in recovery can be awkward and abnormal at first, especially early on. One of the biggest struggles in recovery is trying to find an identity once the drugs and alcohol are […]
Is Drug and alcohol addiction a disease or choice? It’s important to understand that these are completely separate. Dependency therapy experts weigh in on both sides of the debate to whether drug or alcohol addiction is the results of choices or a disease. The common argument is that people choose to try drugs or alcohol, so […]