7 Reasons Women Have a Harder Time Getting Sober Than Men
Women are the fastest growing segment for substance abuse and addiction in the United States. When you think about gender and population, women make up a little more than half of the world. Now consider this: addiction affects as many as one in three people. Therefore, you can see that a large population of struggling . . . . Continue Reading
What the Life You Deserve is like
Life is an incredible gift. I know that when I look into a sky smeared with colors of a warm sunset, or I share moments of true happiness with those closest to me. I feel that this life is something so amazing there are no words intense or beautiful enough to express it. This is . . . . Continue Reading
4 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and GET IT DONE
Procrastination can be the biggest thing standing between us and the goals we need to reach in order to change our lives. It has been said that the only thing stopping you from reaching your fullest potential is you, and this is especially true when you don’t make a plan of action and commit to . . . . Continue Reading
Questions Parents of Addicts Ask: Part Two
As parents of addicts, you are probably feeling frustrated and scared about just what that means. You probably have lots of questions about your child’s disease as well as how to go about helping them and understandably so. Addiction is a scary matter and, without experience or information, that fear can paralyze families dealing with . . . . Continue Reading
F.A.I.T.H. – 5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself EVERY DAY
Every day is its own story, an important piece of the journey that both reveals and recreates who we are and what we contribute to the grand scheme of life. It has been said that every day is a gift, and for those of us in recovery from alcoholism or addiction this could not be . . . . Continue Reading
Dealing with Grief in Recovery
Dealing with grief, in general, is difficult and emotional. Dealing with grief in recovery is a particularly trying and even risky period for someone. Dealing with Grief in Recovery: Grief Defined When you experience the loss of someone or something that you have an emotional bond with, you will experience grief: the emotional, physical, behavioral . . . . Continue Reading
Questions Parents of Addicts Ask: Part One
With so many young people out there who are struggling with substance abuse and addiction, of course there are thousands of parents of addicts with more questions than they know what to do with. These parents may have close to no clue what the disease of addiction means, what their children are going through, and . . . . Continue Reading
5 Signs Your Roommate is On the Verge of Relapse
Relapse is never something that just happens by accident, it is a process that slowly but surely creeps its way into the life of someone who is in recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. If you are living with someone in recovery, especially for those in a halfway house, there are ways to try and spot . . . . Continue Reading
13 Signs You Are Suffering From PAWS
Ack! The dreaded PAWS. If you went to treatment such as rehab for alcohol or others drugs, then you probably learned about PAWS – Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, or Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome – a set of symptoms that occurs after the initial (acute) withdrawal process that occurs at the time you first stop using. PAWS . . . . Continue Reading
Does it Matter Why Someone Goes to Rehab?
In my opinion, the answer to this question is a simple ‘no’…it really doesn’t matter why someone goes to rehab. But I’ll explain further in the content below. First, I’d like to share a bit of my own story, being that I was once an actively using drug addict and I went to rehab as . . . . Continue Reading