Life After Rehab | Thriving Post-Recovery
Life after rehab is a journey filled with challenges and opportunities for growth. Transitioning back into daily life requires careful planning and a commitment to maintaining s…
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How to Detox Yourself from Sugar: 7-Day Guide
Sugar, while often indulged in for its sweet taste, can have detrimental effects on our health when consumed in excess. From contributing to weight gain and obesity to increasin…
How To Start Your Pain-Free Digital Detox
Where screens reign supreme and notifications clamor for attention, the concept of digital detox emerges as a beacon of hope for those seeking respite from the incessant demands…
Science-Backed Benefits of Quitting Drinking
Alcohol consumption is deeply ingrained in many cultures worldwide, often intertwined with social gatherings, celebrations, and even daily routines. However, the impact of alcoh…
“A Ticking Time Bomb?” – A Reflection on Addiction Stigma
It happens every now and then. Sometimes in subtle ways; sometimes in more abrasive ways. Every now and then someone will utter the words, “But people in addiction recovery coul…
Gratitude and Apologies
As this holiday season rolls around, so do the reminders of the importance of gratitude. People are inundated by the social media posts with pictures of loved ones, captions ann…
Humanity versus a Disease
Below is a dedication to both people suffering with addiction, and people who have loved ones suffering with addiction. It is also a reframe of addiction. Rather than viewing pe…
Rock for Recovery – A Scholarship Story
Music. Movement. And a Really Big Mission. Mission High School is the first publicly funded recovery high school in America, so it’s no surprise that the school plans to make…
Raised in the Arms of Rigorous Honesty (An Analysis of Therapy alongside AA or NA)
One of the most common treatments for alcoholism / addiction is still AA and NA. AA and NA both offer a program of step work, and step work includes a lot of self-reflection and…
“The House That Built Me”
“The House That Built Me.” For most people it’s their childhood home, the place where they grew up, the place where they made their first memories and learned some of their firs…
Transfer of Addiction – Interview with Dr. Lara Pence
During my years navigating the recovery world I had doctor after therapist after specialist after mentor warn me of the dreaded “transfer of addiction.” When people who have str…
Brain First, then Body
When we pick up the broken pieces of ourselves and venture out on the road to recovery we often have a vision of what we hope for at the end. We want, of course, to be sober. We…