Recovery

There is a lot of talk about acceptance in recovery. Most of the time, we use the terms “acceptance” and…

Change can be exhilarating. It can also be painful, difficult, intense, thrilling, sorrowful, breathtaking, infuriating, dramatic, and exhausting. When it…

Substance use can be filled with chaos and uncertainty, not unlike the world we live in. We become accustomed to…

Achieving sobriety is a huge accomplishment. Succeeding in recovery is even more impressive. Doing those things when everything is normal…

We invest in our careers by seeking education and training. We invest in our homes by using our finances and…

The loss of control is something that is rarely associated with positive outcomes. For example, losing control of our car…

After living with our substance use, we may not want to ask our families for anything else. However, most family…

Certain things can shock us into reality, such as a DUI or arrest, a car accident, our partner leaving us,…

In the stormy seas of substance use, we can feel alone, floating in our life raft, with no help in…