It is estimated that more than half of people who receive treatment from addiction will eventually relapse. While a relapse in the midst of recovery shouldn’t be considered an irreparable failure, it is important to…
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The relationship between addiction and motherhood is never a functional one, but the love a mother has for her children can be a powerful motivator to get and stay sober. Although focusing on recovery at…
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Addiction affects every aspect of life, making each circumstance more difficult to manage and every painful emotion more intense. When you decide to seek treatment for addiction and finally achieve sobriety, it is common to…
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Many moments in recovering are about facing an activity or celebration during which you would typically consume drugs or alcohol, and deciding how to modify or omit the experience altogether to maintain your sobriety. In…
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Giving up alcohol for a month or longer has become very popular in recent years, with trends like “Dry January” encouraging people to participate by cleansing their body of alcoholic toxins after a holiday season…
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Returning to work after treatment can make you feel anxious for many reasons. Perhaps you are returning to an environment that may have been traumatizing, or one in which you behaved out of character as…
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As you’re getting your body prepared to be in the best shape possible, you’ll have to do things that you’ve never done before to boost your health – and you’ll have to continue to do…
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For many people, it can feel as if the symptoms of mental illness just sprung up without rhyme or reason. We may begin feeling more anxious than normal, more depressed about our lives or more…
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There are a lot of thoughts and feelings that we experience on a daily basis, yet our society doesn’t always place much emphasis on talking about them. From a young age, we’re told to “suck…
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An apology can be a powerful tool for healing and repairing broken relationships. When an apology is sincere, heartfelt, and acknowledges wrongdoing, saying out loud that you feel genuinely bad about hurting someone can help…
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