Substance Use Disorder in Athletes
Key Takeaways As an athlete, you’ve been trained to push through discomfort, stay disciplined, and always perform under pressure. If you’re looking to start life free of substances, then great news: these qualities are really valuable in recovery. However, they can also make it harder to admit when something is wrong. Substance use disorder (SUD) […]
Managing Finances in Recovery
As you work through recovery in your sober living home, you likely have a lot of responsibilities to manage. Dealing with your adulthood responsibilities and maintaining sobriety can be a lot all at once. You may struggle with managing your finances. Financial management is not typically an easy task, but there are some techniques you […]
Milestones and Other Ways to Stay Motivated in Recovery
Through your recovery journey, you will experience various ups and downs. With each milestone you reach, you have achieved more success. There is ultimately no end to the recovery path, as you are adapting to a new way of life. While you may feel motivated after leaving treatment and joining a recovery home, that motivation […]
Add These 10 Coping Tools to Your Addiction Recovery Toolbox
Throughout your treatment process, you have likely gained a variety of coping skills to help you manage your substance use disorder (SUD). You may feel comfortable applying these skills in the treatment setting. However, it can be difficult to continue to use these skills in your newfound life outside of treatment. It is often necessary […]
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Back Into the Workforce
Getting back into the workforce after treatment can seem daunting. How do you explain to your employer why you were gone? How do you manage stress? How do you explain gaps in your resume? These questions can seem frightening and it might be tempting to ignore the idea of working again completely. However, stable employment […]
September Is National Recovery Month
This September, Real Recovery is celebrating National Recovery Month. This month, also called National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Awareness Month, is dedicated to spreading awareness about those in recovery and those actively struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. Spreading awareness about addiction and recovery educates those who believe the stigmas and negative stereotypes perpetuated by […]
Learning How to Live Again After Addiction
When you are struggling with addiction, your life is torn apart. Addiction creates a pattern of living life in crisis. Instead of moving forward, you are usually focused solely on surviving to the next day. While dealing with addiction, you may put your entire existence on the backburner while substance use takes over every decision […]
10 Ways Men Can Ask For Help in Recovery
There is a stereotype surrounding men that claims they do not ask for help. Whether or not that is true for you, you need all the help you can get in recovery. Learning to ask for the help you need is an integral part of the recovery process. There are many different ways to ask […]
Have a Great Day: Embrace Your Daily Schedule
Recovery can seem complicated when you look at each day as a challenge. Rather than look at your day as a list of things you have to do to recover, you can learn to embrace everything you can do to be healthy. This acceptance may seem too simplistic or obvious and is not always the […]
Learning to Accept Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain can significantly increase the risk of relapse due to the dangers of self-medicating. During treatment, you learn to abstain from substances and move forward into recovery. You can learn to live with and accept chronic pain by finding and utilizing the many effective alternatives to pain medication and substance use. Facing […]