Category: Addiction Recovery
Your Recovery Is Not a Competitive Activity
You have likely arrived at this blog looking for information about substance use disorders, their...
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Good Mental Health Is a Key to Ongoing Recovery
What are you doing to look after your mental health? That question might surprise you here in a...
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Cravings Can Be Persistent Like a Barking Dog
In a recent blog post, we wrote about our new doggy co-workers, Moose and Bear. We explored the...
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Head to Your Local Library for Recovery Resources
How long has it been since you visited your community’s library? Maybe you are a regular user of...
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You Want a Holistic Approach for a Whole Lot of Reasons
Not too many songs are built around a single musical note. Even the famous song “One Note Samba”...
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The Pink Cloud is Weather. Long-Term Sobriety is Climate.
Sometimes we mistake the weather for the climate. Maybe it is unexpectedly rainy today, so you...
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Recovery Superpowers: Truth, Resilience, Kindness
Even if you think of yourself as a Marvel Comics fan (or not a comics fan at all!), the odds are...
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Healthy Eating in Recovery – Third in a Series
This blog post is the third in our series dedicated to helping you make healthy decisions about...
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Healthy Eating in Recovery – Second in a Series
This post is the second entry in our series about the importance of healthy eating for a person...
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Healthy Eating in Recovery – First in a Series
How healthy is your diet? It is a good question for anyone, but it is an especially good question...
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Surround Yourself with People Who Support You in Recovery
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? If you are a Sesame Street fan, you probably remember a...
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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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- 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