What Role Does Forgiveness Play in Your Recovery?
When you're addicted to something, you have intimate knowledge of all the failings that humans can experience. There are many things that you may need forgiveness for doing. There are…
Never Say These 4 Things to Somebody in Recovery
Words have the power to heal, but they also have the ability to hurt. When a person is in recovery, people around them don’t always know the right things to…
Watch Out for These Four Common Relapse Triggers
Getting clean has its ups and downs no matter who you are and what your background is. Everyone has bad days and situations that make recovery feel more difficult. No…
Building Self-Esteem As You Get Clean
For many people new to recovery, self-esteem and self-worth are things they’ve lacked in their recent history. Addiction isn’t fun, and sometimes it can cause a big dent to your…
5 Tips for Coping With Anger
In recovery, like life, there are a lot of emotions and situations you'll learn how to cope with. From time to time, you’ll end up in a situation where you’re…
What Does Trauma Have to Do With Addiction?
For many women in recovery, trauma is something they have experienced. Whether this trauma stems from a single event or events throughout life, its effects can be powerful and confusing.…
Why Do People Become Addicted To Drugs?
People who use drugs and become addicted will tell you that there’s a variety of reasons they first started using them. Some people try them out of curiosity or to…
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Challenges You Might Face in Your Recovery Journey
Recovery is a journey, not a destination. The beginning of this journey can seem confusing or scary, but eventually, the storm clears out, and you will begin to see the…
Self-Care in Early Recovery
In active addiction, you’ll rarely hear the words “self-care”. When you were using drugs, you probably used your drug of choice as a remedy to your problems and stress. In…
Emotions in Early Recovery
When you first get clean, there are a lot of changes your body and mind go through. After numbing yourself for so long, you might end up dealing with a…
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