Understanding Enabling Behaviors
It is hard to watch someone you love go through addiction. That addict may come up to you and feel like they will die if they do not get their hands on drugs or alcohol. [...]
What is the Best Way to Slow Down and Savor the Small Moments?
When it comes to recovery, it is common to feel there is wasted time throughout the years of addiction. Many people spent years, maybe decades, living in a fog. Most likely, people feel they did [...]
Best Morning Routines for Recovery
Being in recovery is a day-by-day work in progress that has good days and bad days. You should always wake up every morning looking forward to what the day may bring. Here are some morning [...]
How Do I Live with More Integrity After Addiction?
Living with integrity takes work and dedication. It is about being honest and having strong moral principles backing up your hard work and persona. When addiction steals your identity, integrity and morals, it can feel [...]
Naloxone- An Opioid Antagonist
There is currently an ongoing opioid epidemic occurring in the U.S with deaths increasing every day. Overdoses can be very dangerous to your body as you experience small pupils, trouble breathing, fainting, cannot respond, trouble [...]
What Does Culture Have to Do with Addiction Treatment?
Defining culture is challenging but one definition is a set of beliefs and patterns of behavior that shape the worldview of a member of society. It is a guide for action and behavior. Substance abuse [...]
Breaking Away From Denial After Loss
Death can be very hard to process when it involves someone you love. Instead of confronting tragedy, some want to pretend it did not happen and live in denial to avoid having depression, anxiety, or [...]
What You Should Never Say to an Addict
Drug addicts need all of the support they can get. It is important to be careful about what you say as they are in a vulnerable stage in their lives. Here are some things you [...]
Is Connectivity a “Bad Thing” in Rehab?
Being hyper connected is not necessarily a bad thing, until it becomes a problem. Forward-thinking recovery programs are looking at ways to structure rehab settings in a way that support people’s growth and healing, but [...]
Self Forgiveness a Step Towards Recovery
When you have a substance abuse disorder, it is possible that you lied to people and did terrible things that impacted a lot of people. You want to be able to move forward but your [...]