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 […]
Developing a New Work Ethic in Recovery
Whether you are fortunate enough to have your job waiting for you after treatment or starting fresh with a new job after treatment, chances are your work suffered from active addiction. The ability to give 100%, be a good coworker and employee, or even show up are just a few things that are impacted by […]
How to Have Difficult Conversations With Your Sponsor
Some conversations are easy and enjoyable to have, and then there are those that you dread because the subject matter is complex. Vulnerability and brutal honesty are not always comfortable, and certain topics are just more difficult than others to bring up with your peers. You may do everything to delay these talks. Anticipation can […]
How to Accept Responsibility and Move Forward in Recovery
The symptoms and side effects of substance misuse might have contributed to you lashing out or taking risks that damaged essential relationships. Do you feel like substance misuse has left you missing important connections with the people in your life? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), individuals who struggle with addictive behaviors experience disrupted […]
How to Help Others in Early Recovery
You will sometimes face situations where your friends or 12-Step peers need your help getting through difficult moments in early recovery. You can support and encourage people who struggle with overcoming substance use disorders (SUDs) and addictive behaviors by using healthy methods of communication, your own experience, and the resources at your disposal. Have you […]
Finding and Maintaining Employment After Addiction Recovery
Everyone needs some form of income to pay for bare essentials and costs associated with recovery. Regardless of your current work status, resources exist to provide you with access to job placement services and other financial support to help you heal from substance use disorder (SUD). According to research published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases, […]
How-To Steps to Managing Your Sober Life: Finances and Budgeting
Ongoing recovery is not always easy and can come with financial challenges. Do you have minimal experience balancing your finances or difficulty living on a set budget? If so, you may benefit from extra support. Fortunately, many resources exist to help you afford treatment and additional services related to recovery. Life skills and other tools […]
Your 2022 New Year’s Resolution: Quit Drinking
People often dedicate the first few weeks or months of a new year to bettering themselves or achieving some long-held goal. New Year’s resolutions are a popular form of self-improvement, and they can motivate you to make significant lifestyle changes. Do you want to stop drinking in 2022? All it takes is dedication, hard work, […]
Why Mixing Prescription Drugs with Alcohol Is Dangerous
All too often, we hear about actors, musicians, and other celebrities in the news and tabloids succumbing to overdose due to mixing prescription drugs with alcohol. To name a few, rapper Mac Miller, professional wrestler Chyna, professional ice hockey player Derek Boogaard, and musician Jimmy Hendrix all died due to overdosing on prescription drugs mixed […]
Steps After Early Recovery: Answering What’s Next?
Every step of your recovery journey is important. From medical rehab to early recovery programs, what comes after helps define your long-term sobriety. Take it from one of our sober living program alumni, Dom M. Before celebrating two years of sobriety, Dom struggled with alcohol addiction up until January 2019. His long history with alcohol […]