Life in Recovery: Rebuilding and Rediscovering Purpose

Congratulations on completing your treatment and embarking on this chapter of your life in recovery. As you transition from a treatment program to the freedoms and challenges of life, it’s [...]

Tips for Going Back to Work After Addiction Treatment

Returning to everyday life after going through addiction treatment can be challenging. After all, you’ve just gone through an extreme transformation. But you’ve dealt with your [...]

Learning How to Be Grateful in Recovery

Gratitude, also known as being grateful, is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Gratitude is a practice, it’s something you can do on a daily [...]

A Guide To Staying Sober

There are two basic steps to achieving long-term sobriety: get sober and then stay sober. Getting sober has its own challenges, but staying sober takes a lot of maintenance work too. Here are [...]

How To Deal With The Shame And Guilt In Addiction Recovery

Guilt and shame are two strong emotions that often accompany drug addiction and recovery. People may have started using drugs in the first place because of shame, and of course, feelings of guilt [...]

How To Tell Your Family About Your Addiction

Admitting you have an addiction problem to yourself is hard enough. Discussing your problems with friends and families may seem too brutal to explore. Whether you are ashamed, scared or unsure [...]

Sobriety Guide to Feeling Great One Day at a Time

Sobriety Guide to Feeling Great One Day at a Time So you’ve achieved the hard part, you’re now in recovery, sober, clean, on the wagon, taking the high road, fantastic! First, the good news, [...]

What is SMART Recovery?

12-Step programs are some of the most common in the country. They have also been a fixture of movies and TV shows for decades. People tend to be at least somewhat familiar with the 12-Step [...]

The Power of Music in Recovery

It is believed that music is food for the soul. The idea that it is a perfect alternative treatment is an understatement. When you get chills each time you listen to a particular song, it means a [...]

How to Learn to Control Your Emotions in Sobriety

Now that you are off drugs or alcohol for the first time, your emotions tend to be fragile. Navigating life without them may seem unbearable. Each time you were shaken, happy or sad, you always [...]

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