How Do I Grieve in a Healthy Way in Recovery? Grieving in a healthy way is something that is learned. People grieve in ways that are not always healing or helpful. Dealing with loss is part of life but in recovery it can feel magnified. Learning how to cope can help strengthen your resolve in…
Read More
Embrace Your Inner Introvert: Why it Helps Recovery Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is difficult for anyone. However, it may be really hard for a person who is an introvert. The demands on a person can be difficult and it may feel like it works against you. Learn some tips for how to handle…
Read More
What is the Role of Self-Doubt in Relapse? You are not the only person who has trouble with self-doubt. You may regret what you did while in addiction but everyone has those things. Don’t let people treat you today as if you are still in active addiction. Self-doubt can follow you around unless you work…
Read More
New Treatment Monitoring Chips May Be the Wave of the Future One of the major challenges in recovery treatment programs today focuses on blood tests and breathalyzers. Each has drawbacks which do not make them ideal but there are providers looking at ways to support people in recovery with microchips. The injectable chip goes under…
Read More
Learn to Say the Hardest Word if You Want to Stay Sober Even if you wish you could put your foot down, most people feel compelled to agree with someone most of the time to avoid an argument. With so much going on, it’s quicker to jump past something than to try and tackle it…
Read More
Who Can Be Trusted When in Recovery? Figuring out who is reliable in recovery can be a tricky endeavor. Finding out who to trust may be a matter of rebuilding your life brick by brick, like a new foundation being laid for the future. If you are in recovery, you likely have encountered situations that…
Read More
Namaste Your Way to Productivity: Tips for Enhancing Calm Throughout the Day Work is stressful, even if you are not in recovery. Work seems to consume everyone’s lives whether it is being connected all the time to the office, having a never-ending workload, or trying to schedule life around work. The idea of adding ‘one…
Read More
Can the Myth That Everyone is Doing Better Derail Recovery? Even when it seems you are doing well in recovery, it is easy to think the grass is greener on someone else’s recovery lawn. The myth everyone else is doing better in recovery not only breeds envy, it steals joy from the victories of your…
Read More
How to Know and Honor Your Truth for a Better Recovery When someone asks a person if they are ‘living their truth,’ they are most likely asking if that person is living into who they truly are rather than living for other people. It is a powerful reminder to stay focused in recovery. Whether you…
Read More
Finding Your Purpose is So Cliche: Why You Should Still Try to Find it Anyways Finding your purpose seems to be the cliche line of the day at the moment. Every coach and person out there seems to have a secret remedy to help people find their life purpose in 12 easy steps. If only…
Read More