Recovery Blog
The Role of Faith at Renaissance Ranch
Spirituality can be an essential aspect of healing from any diagnosis, especially a diagnosis of substance use disorder. Finding a way to heal is multi-faceted and is not just physical. At...
How to Steer Clear of Negative Environments During Recovery
When discussing the factors that play into drug and alcohol addiction, biology and environment are the two that often share the top spot. While some of us can point to genetics as one of the many...
What Is a Co-Occurring Disorder?
A co-occurring disorder is also known as a dual diagnosis and is a comorbidity between mental health disorders and addiction. Having an underlying mental health condition in addition to the...
Is Sober Living Right For You?
Completing treatment is a significant step in the recovery journey. Now that you’ve been through detox and residential treatment, you may not be sure you can just go home and make a new life for...
12-Steps: Also for Family Members
When your loved one is entering treatment, you possibly wonder about your own healing. Recovery is not just about your loved one with addiction but also about healing your relationship with them and...
What Does It Mean to Be In the Band of Brothers?
You have to maintain your self-esteem during sobriety. This means being around people who encourage you. Outdated forms of masculinity are harmful. We all know the guy who doesn’t know when to stop...
How to Stay Sober This Summer
Summer can bring its own challenges for staying sober. As more people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19, summer activities are in full swing. However, outdoor activities generally involve alcohol...
2 Things to Remember When Recovery Feels Like It’ll Never End
We know the sayings, the tales, the Proverbs — slow and steady wins the race, the turtle always beats the hare, and you must be slow to speak and slow to wrath but quick to listen. We know these...
How can a functioning alcoholic who doesn’t have time to check himself into rehab get help?
You recognize you have a problem with alcohol, but right now it’s not affecting your performance at work or your life at home. What are your options? You’d be surprised to find that with the...
A Different Take On Your Treatment Center
Let’s be honest, while enrolling in a treatment plan and plugging into a treatment center are such huge victories on the path of healing, they can often seem like giant failures, too. It’s ironic...
3 Benefits of Time Management During Recovery
Time management is quite the rage for college students, parents on the go, and anyone juggling more than one job. It’s the buzzword that everyone likes; everyone deems productive, yet, few people...
The Unexpected Benefits of Nature
July is National Park Month, which gives us the open space to celebrate nature with family and friends. Sure, in some outdoor places, July is like a sauna, while in other spots, you might catch some...