If you’re recently sober, starting to socialize can be intimidating.
After all, nearly every event, whether a party or a family meeting or even a work event, has alcohol.
The Top 6 Female Recovery Memoirs
The Top 6 Female Recovery Memoirs If you’re going into recovery, are already in treatment, or are trying to get your loved one into treatment, reading about other’s experiences with recovery can help….
Does Alcohol Used in Cooking Effect Sobriety?
If you’re in recovery, getting into cooking can be a great way to ensure that you eat and live well. But, cooking often means experimenting and doing things with food – and alcohol is an extremely common ingredient in food.
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Recovery
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a mental health disorder that normally occurs during winter months. In most cases, it’s a result of reduced light, where people begin to
Controlling The Committee in Your Head
For most of us, our inner voices are far from silent. Instead, they judge, they mock, they berate, and they push us – in ways that can be markedly unpleasant – especially as a recovering alcoholic.
Six Tips for Resisting Relapse in College
College can be incredibly stressful, especially for those of us with other responsibilities, extremely strict courses, and a great deal of responsibilities.
Staying Sober While Traveling
For those in early recovery, there are many recovery milestones or “firsts” to experience. The first time you travel, for business or pleasure, is one that can be exciting yet equally anxiety provoking….
NAVIGATING THE WORKPLACE SOBER
How do you navigate the workplace sober? Fear affects all of us to some degree, no matter how outgoing or confident we seem on the outside. Long after substance abuse has crossed from…
HOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE IMPACTS THE FAMILY UNIT
Substance use disorder can cause increased tensions in a family, which often leads to stress and negativity, as well as feelings of instability. If you make drugs or drinking a priority, you’re putting…
IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CO-OCCURRING ILLNESSES
Throughout the United States, every 6 out of 10 people who struggle with substance use disorder also experience a different type of mental health issue at the same time. This is called a…