Do Not Do Recovery Solo – The Benefits of Getting with the Group (or Groups)
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, there is a reasonable chance that you will...
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Author: Rob Cline
When It Comes to Your Recovery, Keep Looking Forward
Here’s a question for you: When you think about the next few days or the next few weeks or the...
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Don’t Let New Year’s Pressure Upend Your Recovery
Before we go any further, here is an essential reminder: Your most important goal or resolution...
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Tips for Introverts in Recovery
It is always tricky to put people into categories. After all, each and every one of us is unique...
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Don’t Let Fear of the Unknown Keep You Out of Treatment
During his first inaugural address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously told the nation,...
Read More- Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part Two
This post is the second and final entry in our short series about little habits that can serve you well in recovery. In the first entry, we identified four such habits: Start Your Morning by Setting Yourself Up for a Good Day Get in (at Least) a Little Exercise Pay… Read more: Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part Two - Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part One
People tend to be focused on the big moments in life. You see this all the time in sports. Many baseball fans would rather see home runs than singles. Many football fans would rather see a long bomb of a pass downfield than a short running play that gains just… Read more: Little Habits Can Help a Lot in Recovery: Part One - Facing Your Family’s Curiosity in Recovery
No matter what sort of relationships you have with the various members of your immediate and extended family, there is no denying that family conversations can lead to tricky moments. That is true whether your relationships are warm or frosty—and odds are you have some of each. When we think… Read more: Facing Your Family’s Curiosity in Recovery - A Recovery Lesson from a Famous Country Song
Recently, country singer/songwriter Davie Allan Coe passed away. He penned a song that Johnny Paycheck took all the way to the top of the country charts in 1977. That song, “Take This Job and Shove It,” became so popular that a movie with the same name came out in 1981.… Read more: A Recovery Lesson from a Famous Country Song - Your Recovery Is Not a Competitive Activity
You have likely arrived at this blog looking for information about substance use disorders, their treatment, and the recovery journey. If so, you have come to the right place. But bear with us for a few paragraphs as we consider competition and the role it tends to play in our… Read more: Your Recovery Is Not a Competitive Activity