Learning to Say No to a Loved One
It can be hard to say no to someone you love when you have had a habit of always saying yes. A lot of addicts will go to their loved ones and constantly ask requests [...]
What is the Role of Denial in Sex Addiction?
For people with sex addiction, it can be such a challenge to face up to the fact it is even happening. Perhaps it follows an arrest, being caught by a spouse, or making excuses for [...]
How to Move on From a Toxic Relationship
It can be hard to imagine your life without that person in it, even if it was a toxic relationship. You know who you are with that person but you do not know who you [...]
Does Relapse Happen to People with Exercise Addiction?
Stress can have a negative effect on recovery in the short and long term. It means different things to different people, which means stress may motivate some people where it may draw others’ energy down. [...]
The Importance of Doing What You Love
We always feel compelled to pick the jobs that will make us the most money whether it is to become a doctor, lawyer, politician, CEO, etc. It is one thing if you are passionate about [...]
Why Do I Feel So Impatient in Recovery?
It can be a huge challenge to wait for the recovery to settle into your bones and finally make a modicum of sense. After being used to one way of being, now your body and [...]
Easy Ways to Maintain Nutrition All Day
Eating healthy everyday should be important to you. You should be getting a mix of carbs, proteins, healthy fats, grains, calcium, and other nutrients. Maintaining your nutrition does not mean that you have to make [...]
What Are Some Tips for Keeping Better Boundaries?
Relationship boundaries are the foundation of healthy relationships. Growing up in a family with addictive behaviors, a person can live in a family and struggle with boundaries. The good news is that relational boundaries can [...]
How Can I Get My Social Mojo Back and Stay Sober?
When you are actively in addiction, it feels sometimes easier to be social because you’re around others who are doing similar things and just engaged in doing this activity with people that makes them open [...]
How to Overcome Emotional Neglect
Physical abuse can be easy to detect if you notice a child with constant bruises on themselves. Emotional neglect, on the other hand, is not as noticeable as it is when your parents are not [...]