When you’re in treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol, you’re probably going to hear a lot about the importance of developing good habits and staying healthy. One thing that is commonly suggested is that [...]
Addiction is a disease that thrives when the person suffering from it is isolated from the people they love and that want to help them. When you are in the middle of the thick of [...]
Many people find that they are their own worst critic, and while being mindful of your flaws or your mistakes is important, we tend to come down on ourselves extremely hard, more than we would [...]
Whether the winter blues have you down or there’s something else in your life that’s impacting you, when you’re at a low point in your life, it can feel as if you’re trapped in a [...]
When someone who’s in recovery from addiction feels a craving coming on, triggered by something in their environment or something they feel, realizing that they’re craving using drugs or alcohol again can be devastating, especially [...]
The new year is seen as a new start, a fresh beginning that leaves the past behind and turns our attention to the future. For a lot of people in recovery from or suffering currently [...]
Cravings are something a large majority of addicts will have to deal with, sometimes even decades after they get clean. Cravings are strong, almost overwhelming urges to use drugs or alcohol again, and at times, [...]
If you’ve been around the internet, TV or movies since 2013, chances are you’ve heard the song Let It Go, from the Disney movie Frozen, and you’ve probably heard it more than once, especially [...]
Addiction’s impact extends far beyond the immediate impacts to your life and health. Even though you’re the one who’s struggling with alcoholism, or an addiction to drugs, the people around you are heavily affected by [...]
February is the month of love, with Valentine’s Day on the 14th, and while we’re constantly searching for new ways to take care of the people we love and to show them how we feel, [...]
