The Benefits of Rock Bottom
Rock bottom is a place almost every person who’s struggled with addiction has been before. For some people, it’s less severe than others. No two people on this planet are exactly alike, and everyone hits [...]
3 Reasons you Should Consider an Inpatient Treatment Program
When you’re examining all of your options for a treatment program for your addiction to drugs or alcohol, there’s several factors to consider right away. Which are affordable or covered by your insurance, which ones [...]
How to Rebuild Trust with Loved ones After Addiction
One of the biggest consequences of addiction to drugs or alcohol is the impact it has on your relationships with friends and family. The basis of any healthy relationship is trust, and addiction has the [...]
Overcoming Fear by Leaning into Fear
Fear comes from many different places, and it can drive people to do things they never imagined. It’s the emotion that can keep you out of a dangerous situation, or prevent you from branching out [...]
Why Progress not Perfection is Important
As hard as we may try, not one person on this planet is perfect. Not a single person, past or present, has been able to say they’ve lived a mistake free life, and that they [...]
What to do When you Want to Give up on Yourself
When you’re battling addiction, chances are there will be or has been a time when you’ve hit rock bottom. Rock bottom is the lowest place you can possibly find yourself, and it’s usually different for [...]
What to do When you Think you Have a Prescription Drug Problem
Coming to terms with the realization that you may have a prescription drug problem can be scary, and even embarrassing. Whether you’ve noticed some of the signs yourself, or a loved one has made a [...]
What to do When a Loved One Won’t Let you Help Them
Addiction can destroy lives, not just the lives of the addicted, but their friends and family often suffer as well. Marriages and relationships are usually damaged heavily, parents and children don’t speak for years at [...]
The Truth About Forgiveness After Addiction
Our family, friends and coworkers often suffer when we battle addiction. They see it’s effects on us every day, and they feel our hurtful words, see the actions we often later regret. Forgiveness isn’t just [...]
Ten ways Alcoholism Affects your Life
Alcoholism is a serious disease with a wide variety of signs and symptoms. These can be more or less intense depending on how severe the alcohol abuse is, and the frequency and amount of use. [...]