Learning Mindfulness as a Recovery Tool
When a person enters recovery from addiction, they are usually going through a lot of changes. Once your body detoxifies from drugs, your mind, spirit,
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How to Stay Sober After Detoxing from Drugs or Alcohol
Detox is the first step of getting clean from addictive drugs. It’s a time that can be turbulent when you’re addicted to something with intense
Tips for Parents of Addicted Adults
As a parent of an addicted person, life may be difficult and scary, right from the moment you first realized your adult child had a
How to Cope with the Holidays in Recovery
Are you one of those people who gets sad or down in the winter months, especially during the holiday season? If so, you’re not alone.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Does Prescription Opioid Abuse Lead To Heroin?
Can Prescription Opioid Abuse Lead To Heroin Abuse? Prescription Opioid Pain Medication abuse has led to increased Heroin Abuse and accidental deaths in recent years
