Author: Rob Cline

Here is an experience you can likely relate to. You are lying in bed ready to drift off when your brain decides it is time to replay some moments from your past. This might be just fine if your mind offered up a highlight reel of successes. In that case,… Read more: The Importance of Being Kind to Yourself

We all get surprised from time to time. Some of those surprises are good (a celebration for your birthday that your friends kept secret, for example); other surprises are bad (a car repair bill significantly higher than you were expecting, for example); and some surprises are just a bit odd… Read more: Stay the Course When Surprises Arise

For years and years now, Mobile On the Run convenience stores in the St. Louis area have been running a promotion that offers reduced prices on beverages when the hometown Cardinals score six runs in a baseball game. The campaign has undergone various permutations over the years, but there was… Read more: Six Key Characteristics That Set The Aviary Apart

How stressed out are you feeling right now? It is an important question for everyone—and particularly important for a person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder. If you are like many people, the answer is probably somewhere between a little and a lot—and it might well edge… Read more: You Will Experience Less Stress with Less Mess

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