Recovery Blog
5 Ways to Talk with Your Adult Child About Their Drug Abuse Before It’s Too Late
Drugs have always been destructive and potentially deadly, but the introduction of fentanyl in the last few years has exponentially increased a person’s chances of overdose and death. Dealers use...
Tips for Transitioning Back to Work After Addiction Recovery
Perhaps one of the most challenging steps in recovery is returning to the life you had before entering drug rehab. This transition may involve moving back into your home with your family, reuniting...
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Dating Someone in Recovery
You’re on your third date, and you really like where this is going. Then he breaks the news - he’s in recovery from substance abuse. He tells you this is typically where his budding relationships...
Strategic Prevention: Planning to Avoid Relapse
The threat of relapse is a constant struggle at any point in one's recovery. From the difficult and intense withdrawal symptoms present during detox to urges and cravings that can pollute one's mind...
How to Start Building Connectedness in Your Life
Graduating from one's first treatment program and balancing one's sober lifestyle outside of a treatment facility is cause for major celebration. However, it is also possible that an individual may...
Dealing with SAD in Recovery
The tree is down, the lights are out, and the fireworks and festivities are over. It’s normal to feel a little sad after the holidays have passed. January means going back to work, paying off the...
Life Skills Can Help You Avoid Relapse
Addiction recovery is a long and arduous process. Even after an individual has graduated from a treatment program and has begun their newfound sober life outside of a facility, there can still be an...
Reconnecting With Your Family During Recovery
Family plays an important role throughout one's recovery, and the lingering effects of addiction on one's family can be felt long after one's initial treatment program has concluded. Navigating the...
Steps to Releasing Stress
Stress is a ubiquitous experience, and managing its effects is crucial for maintaining a healthy daily life. However, avoiding stress altogether is an impossible task, and expecting some degree of...
Resilience Requires Facing Reality
Hiding from the world takes effort; hiding also ruins our lives. When we hide from our reality, we often find ourselves engaging in behaviors that destroy our resilience and our ability to avoid...
Is meditation helpful in getting off recreational drugs?
Recreational drugs can be a hard habit to break, but there are tools that can help with the transition. We reached out to our readers to find out how they think meditation can play a role in getting...
Being Vulnerable Is Not Being Weak
Most people tend to avoid being seen as weak. As a result, we may avoid asking for help. As a society, we have an ingrained misconception of weakness. Vulnerability is not weakness. When you are...