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 [...]
When someone struggles with drug or alcohol addiction for any period of time, they may feel like life sober is simply too hard. They feel they may never find their purpose or a meaning for [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
One of the most important things when it comes to addiction treatment is learning to recognize, avoid or overcome triggers that might put you at risk for relapse. A trigger is any situation, person, thing [...]
Inner peace is usually what we strive for when we do just about anything, whether we realize what we’re looking for or not. Some of our most creative or our most destructive behaviors manifest when [...]
Heroin is a highly illegal and extremely addictive drug that’s made from morphine, which is naturally found in certain varieties of poppy flowers. In the purest forms, it’s commonly snorted or smoked, and in the [...]
When we get caught up in some of the harder times in our lives, there’s a tendency to let negative thinking overpower your mind. Difficult or painful situations tend to create the mental mixture needed [...]
Making a decision after we battle addiction, can feel surprisingly overwhelming. What if you make the wrong choice? What if your decision triggers a relapse? Even if you feel confident to make a decision, it [...]
Feedback is helpful information or constructive criticism about a person’s previous action or behavior in the hope of helping to improve performance for the next time. This sounds beneficial, right? Anyone can benefit from feedback, [...]
