Addiction: The Shapeshifting Disease
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
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
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What does it mean to be self-actualized? While it will look different on everyone, being self-actualized means you’ve done the work to learn who you… Read More »What Do We Need to Find Our Purpose?
Whether you’re currently in treatment or fresh out of a program, the first month of sobriety can be an overwhelming part of the journey. There… Read More »Look to Your Future Self for Guidance
When it comes to addiction of any kind, there are various triggers that cause a person to seek out a specific behavior, such as using,… Read More »Staying Away from Known Triggers
By Andrea Johnson 04/15/19 Choose one of your most cherished people: brother, sister, friend. Someone with whom you have shared meals, long conversations over coffee, long, aimless… Read More »Loving an Addict