Fear is a very powerful emotion that leads to other emotions. One such emotion is anger. When your anger is expressed in unhealthy ways, it can lead to behaviors that you regret. Learning to live a life without fear offers many positive benefits. One of...
If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Crisis and Suicide Hotline at 988. Stigma dictates that men should never express or share emotions with others unless that emotion shows dominance (i.e. anger). This has led to an unhealthy practice of stifling emotions and isolating...
Healing from substance abuse involves many facets. One of those facets is addressing your eating habits. You should create a framework for your healing by learning to eat healthily and regularly, including snacks. Eating consistently will contribute to your overall health and recovery. It's best...
Whether by choice or by necessity, recovery can often leave you alone during the holidays. This can make an already very difficult time of the year that much more difficult emotionally. Facing the holidays in early recovery is challenging enough. How do you navigate recovery...
Developing a framework for relapse prevention is done through careful examination of each individual's needs. Each person has a different approach to treatment and a specific recovery plan that works for them. Relapse prevention methods work in the same way. Building Your Prevention Plan Since each individual...
Fear of failure can keep you from achieving your goals, but fear of success can actually threaten your long-term recovery. Why are some people afraid to succeed? What does a successful recovery look like, and why is that so frightening for some people? What fears...
In sports, sometimes scoring a point or two or winning a single game is enough to establish your spot on the team. In recovery, though, you need to earn your place again every single day by establishing and keeping your daily routines. Recovery is like...
The behaviors associated with addiction often lead to guilt, shame, and regret. You may even have shame surrounding your addiction itself. Simply becoming sober does not make the guilt, shame, and regret disappear. You will need to learn to forgive yourself to heal from that...
Summer is nearly upon us, and with the least amount of COVID-19 restrictions in place that we have seen for over two years, being social and still being sober may be particularly challenging this year. Especially if this is your very first summer being sober,...
"You are what you eat" isn't just an annoying idiom your parents would use to get you to stop eating sweets when you were younger. The phrase means what you eat will impact your attitude and lifestyle. What you put in your body significantly influences your...