It’s Okay to Reach Out for Help
Shame is one of the foundations that addiction continue to build on once it’s taken root. It can make you feel as if you couldn’t possibly deserve anyone’s help, or even your own effort. It’s [...]
Signs of Prescription Drug Addiction
With so many prescription drugs available that can have huge impacts on the human body, it can be heard to keep track of them all and their potential dangers. The signs and symptoms of abuse [...]
Overcoming Nerves for your First Holiday Sober
Staring down your first holiday season sober can be daunting. Your past choices may be a source of embarrassment for you, and you could be dreading seeing family and friends that you may have wronged [...]
Four Things you Didn’t Know About Recovery
Recovery is something every person with addiction strives to achieve and maintain. It’s the light at the end of the tunnel, though if you’re just starting out on the road to sobriety, it can be [...]
How to Handle your First Holiday Sober
For the most part, from the end of October to January 1st is a long season of goodwill, harmony and joy. For a lot of people, though, this time of year can be brutal. Finances [...]
Do I Have to Cut Ties when a Loved One Won’t get Help?
One of that hardest moments when you are the friend or loved one of someone struggling with an addiction is when the addict person refuses to get help or admit that they have a drug [...]
Why it’s Important to Have Hope
There’s a line, in Shawshank Redemption, that you hear paraphrased commonly: "Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” “Hope is a dangerous thing.” In a way, hope can be a dangerous [...]
How to Change Your Perspective on Life
Life can be a bear sometimes. It can be hard, and ugly, and just downright miserable. Especially in today’s world, where news is right at our fingertips, it seems like we’re just constantly swimming in [...]
It’s Okay to Focus on Treatment
When you make the decision to get help for addiction to drugs or alcohol, it’s one of the biggest choices you’ll make. It can be uplifting and freeing, knowing that you’ve made the decision to [...]
How to Start and Maintain Healthy Habits
One of the most important steps in treatment for drug or alcohol addiction is to start developing healthy habits in all aspects of your life. Your addiction has most likely caused health problems, ranging from [...]