Desensitizing Triggers in Recovery
Many individuals began their journey of substance use disorder (SUD) in response to a traumatic experience. The hardships of addiction can cause many trigger points that influence relapse to occur. It is important to address these triggers to avoid falling into a state of relapse or halting your recovery progress. What Are Triggers? Triggers are […]
Nutritious Meals to Easily Incorporate
There are many stressors and responsibilities to balance during your time in a sober living home. This point of your recovery is likely dedicated to developing skills to manage adulthood on your own without falling back into the use of substances. While there are many factors to focus on during this time, one important area […]
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 […]
Statistics on Sober Living and Its Impact on Maintaining Sobriety
Sober living homes have been shown to provide various benefits that support long-term success in recovery. Reviewing each of the main benefits and statistics behind them, you can see for yourself how beneficial a sober living home can be to your journey. Approximately one percent of individuals in recovery choose to go to a sober living […]
Staying Sober While Dealing With Family Over the Holidays
As the holidays approach, you may feel high levels of excitement, fulfillment, anxiety, or a combination of these emotions. Your family has a significant influence on your recovery success. The relationship you have with your family can impact the emotions you feel as the holiday season approaches. You may find that your family engages in […]
Implementing Gratitude Into Your Sober Living Journey
When thinking about your recovery journey, there are likely some influential figures likely come to mind. These individuals may be close members of your support system or someone you admire from afar. Either way, the individual or individuals that come to mind likely helped you reach the point of success that you are at today. […]
Becoming Independent in Your Sober Living Home
Through the lifelong journey of recovery, you will learn a lot about yourself. You likely will go through many changes and develop a new perception of yourself through your journey. One key factor in recovery is gaining the ability to become independent. While many treatment programs teach the skill of independence, it is hard to […]
Our Three Phased Approach to Sober Living
Recovery can be difficult without structure. Fortunately, Real Recovery provides and emphasizes structure throughout the sober living process. In this article, the three phases of sober living are discussed, as well as the expectations of residents in each phase. Expectations may include things such as the number of 12-Step meetings that should be attended, what […]
New Sober Living Home in New Port Richey Addresses Pasco County Addiction Issues
The Tampa area witnessed a new sober living home open up at the beginning of May. New Port Richey was the latest Florida location to join the Real Recovery family of sober living homes. This new house is Real Recovery’s most significant yet, with 21 units and 80 beds available to serve the area. Real […]
Surviving the Summer Sober: One Day at a Time
Summer can be a challenging time to stay sober with so many social activities involving substances. The weather, the schedule, and increased events and gatherings make going out and being social the thing to do. Unfortunately, too many people also expect that drinking or using other substances is also the thing to do. Worse still, […]