Recovery month is a time to celebrate your progress and educate others on the impact of addiction. Sometimes, it’s difficult to find sober activities to participate in, especially during recovery month. After all, you have worked hard to get where… Read More ›
Category: sobriety
Journal Prompts for Recovery
Did you know that it’s possible to use journal prompts for recovery? In fact, journaling can be an incredibly powerful tool in promoting a long-lasting recovery. Let’s dive into some journal prompts you can use if you’re interested. Journal Prompts… Read More ›
Finding Your Sober Friends
Entering substance addiction treatment is similar to entering a foreign culture. We don’t know the language, customs, or what to expect. Likewise, sobriety is like entering a foreign country. Foreign cultures ask us to extend ourselves beyond our comfort… Read More ›
Find Your Way of Giving Back
Recovery is a lifelong journey that involves many people and services, from dedicated supports and established recovery programs to interconnected peers working towards their own sober goals. Moving through each phase of recovery is a test on its own, and… Read More ›
2 Steps for Achieving Emotional Sobriety
The first step to getting sober is the physical aspect of not using anymore. Taking each day at a time is a key pillar to success in the early days of recovery, but just avoiding the use of drugs or… Read More ›
Why You Should Make the Most Out of Your Sobriety Birthday
Reaching a sobriety milestone is a huge deal since recovery is a lifelong process with high rates of relapse to combat. Whether it’s your milestone or a loved one’s, taking the time to recognize the inherent accomplishment of a sober birthday… Read More ›
Identifying and Removing Negative Influences in Your Life
A major part of recovery is changing your lifestyle to fit the healthier way of life you are choosing to create for yourself. With this comes along filtering out certain influences that do not align with your sober life. Sometimes,… Read More ›
Learning What We Can and Cannot Control
Take a moment to pause and ask yourself what your relationship with control looks like. Do you believe that you can control what happens to you in life? Whether you’re struggling with addiction and self-control or recovering from trauma and want… Read More ›
Country Star Brantley Gilbert Opens Up About Alcoholism And How He Got Sober
Celebrities have been more open now than ever regarding their struggles with mental illness and addiction. Their stories have inspired and motivated people all over the United States to seek help for their problems; country star Brantley Gilbert is one… Read More ›
Can I Drink Kava in Sobriety
Sobriety for most people involves total abstinence. No illicit or illegal substance can be used or abused for mind altering purposes. For some, the idea of giving up mind altering substances entirely is daunting. Sober support group meetings are typically… Read More ›