How Should I Prepare for Rehab?
When you prepare to enter inpatient drug or alcohol rehab, it is akin to thinking about going away to college. Getting the most out of both experiences requires pre-planning, preparation, and putting in a [...]
5 Ways to Keep a New Year’s Resolution in Recovery
For many, the new year is a time to start fresh and develop healthy habits. With 2019 coming to a close and 2020 drawing near, it’s no wonder countless people are making sobriety their [...]
How to Help and Support a Friend Struggling with Alcoholism (Part 2)
HOW TO REMAIN SUPPORTIVE AFTER TREATMENT If your friend decides to come back home after rehab, remember, this can be a bittersweet experience for him or her. It's about returning back to “normal” life and [...]
How to Help and Support a Friend Struggling with Alcoholism (Part 1)
You have a close friend that struggles with alcoholism. You want to be a good friend and assist in any way you can. Feeling lost? Don't know where to start? You don’t know if you [...]
How Do I Fill the Void After Rehab?
When you come to life after addiction rehab, you may discover that there are gaping holes in your life that feel like a bottomless pit. You likely struggle with low self-esteem or want to avoid [...]
How to Use Creative Writing to Beat Addiction
Writing is highly personal and writers get to choose to share or not share work. Lots of exercises can be structured about recovery but don’t have to be. Sometimes it is helpful to write about [...]
Why Spirituality Can Help Recovery: Some Tips to Consider
Spirituality and recovery is often a hot topic in recovery circles because everyone approaches it from a different, very personal, angle. Experience, much like recovery and spirituality, all denote things depending on how a person [...]
Narrative Therapy May Be a Great Tool in Recovery
A narrative is a story that makes up a collection of events. Every person has a story. Some people have positive, uplifting, humorous stories. Others have greatly difficult, traumatic, and even scary experiences that overshadow [...]
Give Crystal Healing a Try in Recovery: Here’s How
Crystal healing is just one remedy people turn to in recovery in support of their journey. Even if a person does not understand how it works, crystals have been used for healing in many ways [...]
What Are the Benefits and Risks of Ibogaine?
Ibogaine is a psychoactive alkaloid illegally used in the United States for treating opiate addiction. Healthcare providers and researchers are desperate to find solutions to the opioid crisis but may be overlooking a possible cure [...]