Life Skills Training
June 8, 2017
Expectations in recovery are said to be a shortcut to disappointment. Disappointment is usually the last stop before resentment. Resentments are dangerous for addicts and alcoholics. Though the addicted brain becomes hardwired to prefer pleasurable […]
May 11, 2017
Recovery is an opportunity to take hold in your own life and become a leader in your own right. Leadership isn’t cut from cloth, but earned through specific practices and lifestyle changes. In fact, it’s […]
April 28, 2017
Take all of your resentments, judgments, assumptions, and anger, then cast them into a net. Resolving yourself to finally let all of it go you cast it into a roaring river. Not caring about the […]
April 20, 2017
Once you get sober, you can’t avoid temptation. Alcohol is everywhere and you can find drugs almost anywhere you go. Recovery is supposed to be liberation from imprisonment caused by drugs and alcohol. It […]
April 17, 2017
Recovery isn’t a promise of perfection, but progress. Sometimes, you progress more slowly than others. In the height of a struggle it can be hard to tell if the wheels are moving forward. These […]
April 12, 2017
Emotional recovery is a part of recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Being emotionally recovered is essential to staying clean and sober. You’re A Stress-ball: Everyone experiences stress and everyone handles stress a different way. […]
April 10, 2017
You’ve worked hard as the family member or loved one of somebody struggling with addiction to get them into treatment. Now that they are there, the real work begins. Each day you will be presented […]
April 7, 2017
Dating is a natural evolution in recovery after taking some time to work on yourself. Now that you’ve healed and grown, it’s time to put yourself out there and let other people see how amazing […]
April 5, 2017
Suicide Doesn’t Have A Season: Suicide isn’t more popular at any one time of year than the other. A common myth about depression and suicide is that people tend to lose sight of themselves and […]