When an individual is recovering from addiction, experiencing withdrawal is almost inevitable. Withdrawal occurs when a person in recovery suffers a combination of mental and physical side effects after quitting or reducing intake of an addictive substance. Withdrawal symptoms differ…
Financial Planning: Building Your First Budget! For many men and women who are recently in recovery or finishing treatment, financial concerns can be high. Stresses from debt, or large bills can cause anxiety which leads down a path of negativity.…
As an addict myself, I can say that getting sober wasn’t easy. The first couple of times I went to treatment was under threat from my parents, they said I wouldn’t be allowed to live with them anymore if I…
At the very beginning of their “re-entry” into the world, most recovering alcoholics and addicts feel a great upsurge of enthusiasm and confidence. This feeling, which can last a month or more, gives way temporarily when optimism and energy fade a…
It’s a common misconception that sobriety simply means not using drugs and alcohol. While technically correct by definition, in circles of recovery, most would agree that there is far more to sobriety than not using substances anymore. In fact, getting…
Anyone who has been a part of a 12-step fellowship knows, there is far more to the typical hour-long meeting. There is the customary hour-long meeting of course, where you might hear a speaker or perhaps share on a topic…
You’ll Starve If You Just Get Detoxed: You’ll Feast for Life with Recovery Detoxification is like a few small appetizers before a multicourse meal and is very short lived and essentially useless without recovery. Recovery is the antipasto salad, the mixed…
Alcoholism and drug abuse have been called "equal opportunity destroyers." They destroy everybody the touch, without discriminating. But what the touch most powerfully is the family in general and parents specifically. Parents who facilitate or enable their children's choice to…
Recovery is marked by changes. Transformative changes. Basically, in recovery, you are re-learning how to live— you are building a new lifestyle that is free from the constraints of drugs and alcohol. In recovery, you will be discovering more and…
Many people feel overwhelmed when it comes to exploring their emotions, as they could feel a million different ways or not able to identify really how they’re feeling. In recovery, one of the greatest gifts (and challenges) is getting our…