Many people with alcohol use disorder don’t know, or don’t want to know, how their drinking affects others. Addiction doesn’t only affect you, but your…
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…