When it comes to addiction, it’s easy to feel as though we can never break free. The drug controls you, the drink controls you, heck,… Read More »The Inner Workings of Addiction: Why Can’t We Be Rational?
Throughout the centuries men have been expected to provide for their families and communities, wage war, and offer protection of all kinds, but it seems… Read More »Big Boys Do Cry: Why Being Sensitive is Important to Recovery
When thinking about verbal abuse, yelling and name-calling may come to mind, but the term encapsulates behaviors that most people aren’t aware of. Verbal abuse… Read More »Am I Being Verbally Abusive?
Many of us have heard the term self-care. You might imagine a bubble bath, a day off from work, or even a nice meal from… Read More »The Other Side of Self-Care
When we talk about any type of recovery, whether it’s related to addiction or a mental health diagnosis, boundaries are always at the forefront of… Read More »How to Set Boundaries with Toxic People
Getting clean and sober may feel like the hardest step on the journey, and in a very real sense, it is. It’s waking up to… Read More »Why Facing Activities Sober Feels Difficult
When we talk about addiction, it’s easy to think about the drug addict and the alcoholic, but the term also encapsulates self-harm, disordered eating, retail… Read More »Addiction: The Shapeshifting Disease
In the midst of addiction, even on our worst days, we know what we should and shouldn’t do. Whether it’s a full epiphany or a… Read More »Staying Clean and Sober Means Following Through
As a kid, negative reinforcement shapes our world. If we touch a hot stove, we get burned and learn not to do that behavior again.… Read More »When is Enough Really Enough?
While there are the physical aspects of getting clean, the larger shift comes from your mind. One of the hardest aspects of getting clean is… Read More »Rewriting Your Internal Dialogue
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