The holiday season can be a difficult time for people in recovery or people who may have a mental health disorder like anxiety or depression. During this time, the stress and anxiety of...
Going on vacation doesn’t mean you have to waver in your sobriety — traveling can even help reinforce your recovery. Addiction recovery is a journey. Stopping the use of drugs...
Both diabetes and cancer are chronic illnesses that require ongoing treatment and monitoring just like addiction, but patients who are detoxing and in treatment for addiction must deal with language that...
When a loved one seeks treatment for a substance use disorder, it can be just the beginning of a lifelong journey. While you may witness a beautiful transformation as they become...
Your partner has just come back from a meeting with their recovery community and announced that they are now a sponsor for someone who is newly sober. What do you...
I walked into my first Adult Children of Alcoholics Meeting (ACA) late—which is kind of ironic, given that I had been brought up to never be late. I spent the...
When your mother faces a drug or alcohol addiction, Mother’s Day might not be a holiday that you look forward to. You might feel a sense of hopelessness while sifting through...
There is no way I would have been able to get sober without other people. I tried many times on my own and failed. But I don’t think just anyone could have...
Recovery often requires a lot of intense exploration of emotional pain. Learning how to forgive others can help in the process of recovery. Recovery from substance use disorder can be a...
Though it can be difficult, forgiving a loved one in recovery is an invaluable way to support them. Watching someone you love struggle with addiction can be incredibly difficult. It...