Life is challenging on its own, but for those of us in recovery, returning to the world after treatment adds levels of complexity and confusion. How do we do it—handle […]
Harm Reduction Helps Recovery and Promotes Health
While some feel the path to recovery only has two roads, one where someone is completely sober, and other where the person is in active use, a third road does […]
How Can I Find Ways to Be Lighthearted in Light of So Much Pain?
Addressing, healing, and recovering from issues related to mental health and addiction is such heavy, painful, and powerful work. While this journey of deep recovery needs to be taken seriously, […]
A Consistent Routine Can Revolutionize Recovery
Developing a strong and consistent routine can restabilize and revolutionize recovery, especially if done in early recovery. While it will take some time, practice, modification, and repetition, the payoff of […]
How Can I Develop New Coping Strategies?
A vital part of recovery is adopting new coping techniques, which takes practice, repetition, and integration. Your response to the world around you can make the difference between health and […]
How Do I Ask for Help?
I need help. Those three little words can be extraordinarily vulnerable and can feel extremely uncomfortable. Why is it so hard? Unfortunately, so much of our culture has led us […]