Failure Isn’t Final – There Is Life After Recovery
Are your friendships supporting or sabotaging your recovery? Life isn’t pass or fail. Rather, it’s a series of chances to...
Gay in AA: A Look at LGBT Groups in Alcoholics Anonymous
Jul 13, 2018
Research indicates that members of the LGBT community have disproportionately high rates of substance abuse. In fact, a full 25...
Tapping Into the Power of Forgiveness in Rehab
Jun 7, 2018
Is the inability to forgive holding you back from recovery and the promise of a better life? Martin Luther King,...
Hope & Recovery for Disenfranchised Addiction
May 31, 2018
The road to recovery is often harder for disenfranchised addicts and the people who love them. The term “disenfranchised” originally...
Sober Living Homes: Five Things You Should Know
May 8, 2018
It’s easier to “just say no” when you’re surrounded by people with the same priorities. This blog often discusses the...
Four Ways Meditation Can Help You Conquer Addiction
Apr 30, 2018
The benefits of mindfulness meditation are becoming increasingly well known. Proposes the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine: “Now used in multiple...
Coping with Depression and Addiction
Apr 23, 2018
Approximately one out of three depressed people also suffer from some form of substance abuse or dependence, according to Mental Health...
How Volunteering Can Help Addicts Get and Stay Sober
Apr 6, 2018
Recovering from addiction is an intensive process for which there is no easy solution; however, certain things do facilitate recovery,...
Understanding Shame and Addiction
Mar 30, 2018
Countering shame with compassion can be a powerful weapon. The life of a recovering addict is filled with a multitude...
The Crippling Effects of the Opioid Crisis on the Construction Industry
Mar 15, 2018
Are they walking into a life of addiction? Prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl killed more than 42,000 people in 2016,...
