Recovery Blog
How to Come Clean About Your Addiction to Your Family
Alcohol and drug addiction interfere with your ability to function normally in daily life, including how you function in your relationships. To begin healing, you must come to terms with this while...
The Battle for Sobriety: Reigniting Faith
It may be difficult to see past the present moment. If this is a moment where your faith is strong, you feel like it will never end. If this moment is full of fear and doubt as you seek to reinforce...
The Value of Attending AA/NA Meetings in Recovery
External factors can significantly interfere with an individual's ability to maintain long-term sobriety. Although outpatient treatment can provide the professional support needed to maintain...
Simple Strategies for Managing Job Stress During Addiction Recovery
Recovering from addiction is a challenging journey, especially when balancing it with the demands of a job. The workplace deadlines, performance pressures, and interpersonal dynamics can drive up...
Effective Treatment Options for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Receiving a diagnosis for a mental health condition can come with an array of emotions. For example, when diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), an individual may feel both relieved...
Understanding the Connection Between Serotonin and Addiction
Addiction is a complex and multifaceted issue that affects millions of people worldwide. While society often views it through the lens of behavior and personal choice, there is a growing body of...
Using Breathwork for Anxiety and Stress Relief
As humans, we are all vulnerable to anxiety and stress from time to time. Moreover, when we are living with mental illness or substance addiction, anxiety and stress can feel unavoidable. Whether an...
Managing Recovery With the MAT Approach for Schizophrenia
Many individuals with schizophrenia face difficulty coping with their symptoms. Although there is no known cure for schizophrenia, it is important for one with a severe case, to maintain treatment...
Women, Substance Abuse, and Trauma
A study reported to the National Library of Medicine tracked women with substance abuse disorders and found that 81% had experienced trauma. Trauma was defined as physical, sexual, or emotional...
Spiritual Awakenings in Alcohol and Drug Recovery
We all see the world through a lens of our individual experiences and upbringing. It is easy to assume that our experience is truth, that what we see and feel is what everyone sees and feels. As...
Lifestyle Changes That Are Conducive to Sobriety
There is no question that recurrent substance use can bring about a great deal of harm to an individual's life. One of these harms is the potential development of addiction, which requires...
Gaslighting: How Addicts Manipulate
The term “gaslighting” has been thrown around quite a bit in recent media. The term originates from a movie set in the days when houses had gas lamps. The wife is wealthy, and the husband wants...