Most experts don’t recommend starting a new relationship until you have at least a year in recovery. There are several good reasons for this. One…
One question people sometimes struggle with in recovery is whether they should tell people they are recovering from a substance use disorder. Most people would…
During inpatient addiction treatment, you may be away from home for three months or more and a lot can change during that time. You are…
The path from addiction to treatment is never straight. It often goes in fits and starts. Typically, someone won’t even acknowledge a problem for a…
The process of transitioning into addiction recovery is a nervewracking one, to say the least. Your life feels like it’s begun at an entirely new…
Family members undergo a lot when a loved one is in recovery. In many cases, the family dynamic can be altered in ways that stress…
One of the scariest aspects of recovery – for many people – is relapse. This is because of the severe stigma behind it; many people…
If you’re just getting started on your journey towards healing and restoration, congratulations! Recovery is an incredibly beautiful, courageous, transformative journey to be on –…
Sobriety is a lifelong journey, and it can seem a bit intimidating if you’re at the beginning of this road ahead of you. Even those…
In 2017, U.S. News reported that between 40 to 60 percent of people who’ve been treated for a substance use disorder (SUD) relapse within a…