Along with the holidays comes planning gatherings, cooking meals, buying gifts for friends and family, decorating the house, getting together with loved ones, talking about daily lives, driving to and from places, and much more. Many aspects of the holidays… Read More ›
Category: Recovery
How Family Members Can Support Themselves Through A Loved One’s Addiction
While the topic of addiction tends to revolve around loved ones who are battling with this dangerous disease, families have a foundation that can be significantly disrupted when a loved one is involved. Personally, family members tend to experience a… Read More ›
Christmas Reminders for a Sober Holiday
So many things happen on Christmas. Parties, dancing, food, music, games – with so much going on, it’s easy for those in addiction recovery to feel overwhelmed. While Christmas time can be a wonderful time to spend with friends and… Read More ›
Responding to Pressure During the Holidays
The holidays are often filled with friends and family talking, playing games, eating and more. While spending time with friends and family can be fun, it can easily get out of hand for someone who is working on their sobriety.… Read More ›
Finding Fun Sober Activities During the Holidays
With Thanksgiving and other holidays coming up, it can be a difficult time for anyone in recovery. Around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays, movies and commercials start to appear that are focused on family, friends, and being together – if… Read More ›
How Massage Can Support Your Treatment
Massage therapy is used to help manage health conditions, as well as to help enhance individuals’ wellness. With massage therapy, muscles are manipulated in a way that eases pain and reinforces healing; for many people, massage therapy is an excellent… Read More ›
Finding Work After Treatment
Addiction recovery takes a lot of hard work and dedication, and one of the hardest aspects of recovery life can be getting back into the swing of things when it comes to daily living. After having spent months in treatment… Read More ›
The Right Self Help Group for You
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is one of the most commonly known self-help groups out there – with meetings that take place on a weekly basis, people from all walks of life can come in and talk about what they’re going through… Read More ›
Emotional Sobriety: Learning To Express Emotions During Recovery
Even after we’ve gone through the detoxification process and our body is flushed from toxins acquired from addiction, we have to continue the healing and rejuvenation process of our mind, body and spirit. From the beginning of the period when… Read More ›
Holidays in Recovery
With the holidays coming up, it can be easy to feel nervous about the urge to abuse alcohol or drugs. Whether potential usage is with family or friends, or whether we may feel lonely during the holidays, the desire to… Read More ›