When we get sober, we look behind us and find there is much damage left in our wake. The people closest to us felt the negative affects of our behavior, […]
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What About When I Go Home?
When those suffering from mental health diagnoses or substance use disorders enter an inpatient treatment facility, it often becomes their safe harbor. For many, the environment of an inpatient program […]
How is the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Changing?
The human condition is to seek information. This is demonstrated in so many areas of progress, our desire to seek outward into space and explore the cosmos, our desire to […]
When Life Comes at You Anyway
Conventional recovery wisdom holds that you should avoid making substantial changes in the first year of sobriety. While this is an excellent consideration, life still happens around us. In recovery, […]
So Good to See You, Where Have You Been?
Going away for treatment, be it for substance use or mental health, still carries a certain stigma. While mental health professionals and those in recovery work to help change the […]
One Size Does Not Fit All
Recovering from addiction is a lifelong undertaking. It also requires shining a light over the past and examining things with the help of others who have been through similar experiences. […]