Articles tagged Addiction Recovery
Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth: How They Differ and How They Work Together
Resilience and post-traumatic growth are both part of recovery, yet they work differently. Learn how each one plays a role in healing from addiction.
Celebrating Sobriety Milestones: A Different Kind of Independence Day
Celebrating sobriety milestones builds gratitude, connection, and hope. Learn how recovery birthdays keep you rooted in the life you're building.
Is Music Medicine? A Powerful Story of Music and Addiction Recovery
When words were no longer enough, a counselor picked up his guitar. A powerful story about music and addiction recovery.
The Stigma Around Alcoholism: Why Addiction Deserves Treatment
The stigma around alcoholism leaves many individuals navigating shame and fear. Yet, through compassion and understanding, recovery is possible.
What to Do When Someone You Love is Struggling with Addiction
If someone you love is struggling with addiction, we are here for you. Here's how to set healthy boundaries, take care of yourself, & hold onto hope.
Routine in Recovery: Staying Grounded as the Seasons Change
Routine in recovery can keep you steady as summer ends. Here's how to hold onto your recovery goals when the seasons change.
International Overdose Awareness Day: What Everyone Should Know About an Overdose
Dr. Jason Powers dispels common overdose myths and honors individuals and their families on International Overdose Awareness Day.
Are Gas Stations the Original Drug Dealers? Kratom, Alcohol, and the Addictions Nobody Warned You About
From cigarettes and cheap beer to ephedra pills and kratom shots, gas stations have quietly sold addictive substances for decades. What that means for recovery.
The Four Agreements, The Twelve Steps, and The Science of a Life Worth Living
The Four Agreements, the Twelve Steps, and positive psychology drew three separate maps and keep marking the same path to a life worth living in recovery.
Independent Living After Recovery: How to Know When You're Ready
Wondering if you are ready for independent living after recovery? Here are the signs that show you are ready, plus what to do when you need more support.
4 Ways a Supportive Community Contributes to a Successful Recovery Journey
Recovery becomes lighter when you stop carrying it alone. Four ways a supportive community keeps you grounded, accountable, and moving forward.
5 Mental Reframes for Early Recovery (Empowering Your Mind)
Five gentle mental reframes for the hardest thoughts in early recovery, from "I should be further along" to "I have to figure this out alone."
Why Am I More Anxious After Xanax? What You Need to Know About Xanax Dependence
Rebound anxiety after Xanax is real. Learn why benzodiazepines like Xanax can make anxiety worse over time, the risks of mixing with alcohol, and how to detox safely.
Shame, Stigma, and Silence: Why So Many People Never Seek Addiction Treatment
Shame, stigma, and silence keep most people from ever reaching out for addiction help. What the barriers look like, and what changes the conversation.
What Happens During Alcohol Detox? 3 Things You Should Know
What alcohol withdrawal actually feels like, why DTs are dangerous, and why medical supervision is the right call for the first 72 hours.
When the Brain Gets Trapped: Understanding Methamphetamine Use and the Path to Treatment
Why meth hooks the brain so fast, why willpower alone rarely works, and what a real meth recovery timeline looks like.
Kratom Dependence Is Rising Across Texas, and Most People Don't See It Coming Until It's Already a Problem
Sold as a "natural herbal supplement," kratom binds to the same brain receptors as opioids. Five questions that signal a problem, and what recovery looks like.
Alcohol Awareness Month: 5 Signs It's Time to Seek Help for Alcohol Use Disorder
Five plain-language signs of alcohol use disorder and what to do next. Cutting back feeling impossible is not a personality trait. It's a sign.
M-COPE: Where Grief Becomes Connection and Healing After Addiction Loss
A conversation with M-COPE founders about turning the loss of a child to overdose into education, awareness, prevention, and remembrance.
Women's History Month: 3 Women Who Changed the Course of Addiction Medicine and Recovery
Marty Mann, Dr. Ruth Fox, and Jessica Hulsey. Three women whose work reshaped how the world treats and talks about addiction.
The Gift of Recovery: 6 Ways Sobriety Transforms Your Life
Six gifts recovery hands back over time, from flourishing relationships to a real shift in how you see the world.
Growth in Recovery: Why Patience and Perseverance Matter
You can't rush growth. Recovery is a garden, not a sprint. Why patience and the right environment make the difference.
3 Misconceptions About Addiction (and What's True About Recovery)
Dr. Jason Powers on three of the most damaging myths about addiction, and what the research actually shows about who recovers and how.
How Do I Approach a Loved One Struggling with Addiction?
Dr. Jason Powers on having the hardest conversation. Why connection beats confrontation, when to set boundaries, and what to actually say.
From Self-Loathing to Self-Love: How to Love Yourself After Addiction
The hardest relationship to rebuild in recovery is often the one with yourself. How self-trust is built back, one consistent day at a time.
Recovery Goals for 2026: How to Start the New Year with Intention and Clarity
PRC's leadership team shares their words of the year, what staying on track actually looks like, and how to keep intentions alive past January.
As Alcohol Guidelines Change, How Should We Think About Alcohol Use?
Dr. Robert Ulrich on the 2026 dietary guideline updates around alcohol, what the research actually shows, and why one-size-fits-all rarely fits anyone.
How an Epiphany Can Turn Small Realizations Into Meaningful Change
Not every breakthrough is a burning bush. The quiet "aha" moments in recovery are often the ones that change everything.
Top 3 Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays
Dr. Jason Powers on protecting your peace, planning your exit, and giving yourself permission to say no through the holiday season.
3 End of Year Reflection Questions for Your Recovery Goals
Three honest end-of-year questions to ask yourself about your recovery. Built on progress, not perfection.
3 Reminders for Honoring Your Boundaries in Recovery This Holiday Season
Three honest reminders about why boundaries matter through the holidays, and how the right "no" makes room for the right "yes."
What Is Suboxone Used For in Medical Detox?
Suboxone explained in plain language. What it does, what it doesn't do, and where it fits inside medical detox and medication-assisted recovery.
The Dangers of Mixing Benzos and Alcohol
Why combining benzodiazepines and alcohol is far more dangerous than people realize, and what to watch for in yourself or a loved one.
Alcoholism in the Workplace: What Supervisors Can Do to Help
Dr. Jason Powers on spotting alcoholism at work, why denial is the standard barrier, and how to start the conversation without crossing a line.
6 Daily Practices to Cultivate Gratitude in Recovery
Gratitude is a daily practice in recovery, not a one-time mindset. Six small habits that build the feedback loop of resilience and presence.
Why Asking for Help Is the Bravest Thing You Can Do
The walls we build to protect us in addiction are the same ones that keep us stuck. Why asking for help is courage, not weakness.
Recovery Beyond Sobriety: What Does It Really Mean to Heal?
Sobriety is just the beginning. Learn what emotional sobriety means, how the brain heals in long-term recovery, and why integrity matters more than time.
Loving Someone with Addiction: What to Do if Someone Is Lying
When someone you love is in active addiction, lies become part of the dynamic. Learn how to respond with boundaries, compassion, and self-care that protects you both.
Staying Consistent Through Recovery: Building Habits That Last
Recovery is built one day at a time. Learn why consistency, community, and gratitude carry you further than motivation ever will.
Spirituality in Recovery: Creating Meaning and Purpose in Your Life
Spirituality in recovery is not always about religion. Learn how connection, identity, and values shape lasting recovery.
Leaving a Legacy of Hope for Those in Addiction
Houston Astros Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell on surrender, honesty, and using recovery to leave a legacy for others.
We Do Recover: 36 Years of National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month has spent 36 years turning silence into community. Why visibility still matters in 2025.
How Skyler Ray Is Breaking the Stigma of Addiction
Musician Skyler Ray on rebuilding life after addiction, using art to inspire recovery, and why small steps matter most.
We Are Not Broken: Finding Hope in Addiction Recovery
Addiction feeds on isolation; healing happens in connection. Why hearing your own story told back to you changes everything.
Finding Your Tribe: You Don't Have to Recover Alone
Recovery means leaving old environments behind and building a new circle. How to find people who get it, and why your story matters.
Helping Families Heal From the Effects of Addiction
Addiction is a family disease. Why interventions begin and end with the family, and how connection breaks generational patterns.
Why Relapse Doesn't Mean Failure
Relapse is part of how chronic conditions are managed. Why shame keeps people stuck, and how to come back stronger.
Overdose Prevention: Conversations That Can Change Lives
Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day, what every family should know about overdose recognition, naloxone, and life-saving conversations.
What Recovery Teaches Us About Living with Intention
Recovery shifts you from surviving to flourishing. Small daily choices that turn intention into a real life.
Recovery Is Not Linear: A Liberating Perspective
Why letting go of the perfect upward trajectory makes recovery sustainable, not weaker. Cravings, setbacks, and second chances.
Staying Sober at Social Events: 3 Key Strategies
Three practical strategies for protecting your recovery at parties, weddings, and any event where alcohol is present.
Mid Year Check In: How to Reclaim Your Recovery
Use a mid year check in to reflect on your recovery, reconnect with what is working, and recommit to your goals. Practical steps for the second half of the year.
Why Collegiate Recovery Programs Matter: Supporting Students in Sobriety
Collegiate recovery programs give college students safe community, sober housing, and peer support. Why they matter and how leaders like John Shiflet are building them.
Celebrating a Sober 4th of July: 4 Helpful Tips for a Substance-Free Holiday
A sober 4th of July is possible and worth celebrating. Four practical tips to plan your day, lean on support, navigate triggers, and build new traditions.
Adderall and Xanax: What You Need to Know About Stimulant Misuse and Mental Health
Mixing Adderall and Xanax is dangerous. Learn the red flags of stimulant misuse, why ADHD self-medication leads here, and how dual diagnosis treatment helps.
Created for Connection: How We Heal Stronger, Together
Recovery was never meant to be a solo effort. Brett Bagley of The Phoenix on movement, allyship, and why we heal stronger when we heal together.
Men's Health Month: The MEEF Twins on Fitness and Mental Resilience
The MEEF Twins on Men's Health Month: why mental fitness matters as much as physical, how 1% better daily creates lasting change, and fitness as a recovery tool.
How to Find Yourself After You've Lost Your Way
Grif Palmer on rediscovering yourself in recovery: how humility, presence, and reconnecting mind, body, and spirit help you find who you really are.
Finding Motivation in Recovery When Life Feels Hard
Motivation runs out. These seven practical strategies help you keep moving in recovery when the easy version of
Empower Mental Health: 3 Podcast Episodes to Inspire Awareness and Action
Three Positive Recovery MD podcast episodes for Mental Health Awareness Month: practical tools, integrated care, and rediscovering joy in recovery.
Is It Possible to Turn Struggle Into Positive Growth?
Post-traumatic growth is real. How a strength-based recovery model helps clients turn adversity into purpose, deeper relationships, and a fuller life.
Mental Health Awareness: How Emotional Wellness Fuels Recovery
Mental Health Awareness: why emotional wellness is central to long-term recovery, how co-occurring disorders are treated, and why reducing stigma changes lives.
The Role of True Connections Post Addiction
Tom Dodson on the kind of connections that hold recovery together: vulnerability as courage, belonging over isolation, and growth that lasts past discharge.
5 Inspirational Recovery Quotes to Keep You Going
Five recovery quotes worth keeping somewhere visible: from Martin Luther King Jr. to J.K. Rowling. Short reminders for the days that feel longer than they should.
Finding the Extraordinary in the Everyday: A Reflection on Recovery and Connection
A reflection on the small moments that recovery makes visible: positive mindset, presence, real relationships, and what it means to feel seen and to see others.
4 MUST-LISTEN Podcast Episodes to Support Alcohol Awareness Month
Four Positive Recovery MD podcast episodes for Alcohol Awareness Month: advocacy, sober social spaces, alcohol's effects on sleep and gut health, and community.
Mindful Recovery: Learning to Be Present in Early Sobriety
Mindfulness in early sobriety creates space between you and your thoughts. Tools, common misconceptions, and how PRC builds mindful practice into treatment.
Is This the Future of Sober Social Spaces?
Sans Bar founder Chris Marshall is rewriting what social life looks like without alcohol. Why sober spaces matter for anyone in recovery.
Is Self Forgiveness The Key to Lasting Recovery?
Shame is a relapse driver. Self forgiveness in sobriety is not letting yourself off the hook, it is choosing to keep moving. Five ways to practice it.
Sobriety and Recovery: The True Journey to Freedom
Sobriety is what you take away. Recovery is what you build. The difference between abstinence and a life worth staying sober for.
Why Community Matters: Peer Support in Recovery
Long-term recovery runs on peer support. How group therapy, alumni networks, and real community keep people sober when willpower runs out.
You Are Worthy of Love, Even When You Don't Feel Like It
Addiction lies about what you deserve. A reminder that self-worth in recovery is not earned, and how to start peeling back the shame.
The Power of Connection and Love: The Antidote to Addiction
Addiction is a disease of isolation. Recovery is built on connection. Why rebuilding relationships is the real work of long-term sobriety.
Conflict Resolution in Recovery: 3 Practical Tips for Healing
Healthy conflict is a recovery skill. Three practical tips for working through hard conversations without falling into old patterns.
The Benefits of Sober Living
Sober living after treatment gives recovery the structure to take root. PRC sober living homes in Montrose and DFW, what they include, and who they help.
Finding Recovery: Your Unique Path Forged in Collective Strength
Recovery is personal, but it is never solo. Why finding your why and doing the inner work matters more than any one technique.
Addiction Treatment Services in Texas: Choosing the Right Path
PRC's full continuum of care in Texas. From medical detox to sober living, and how to figure out which level of care fits your situation.
5 Quotes About Overcoming Fear of Change in Recovery
Five short, useful quotes about facing fear of change in recovery, with practical context for how to actually apply each one.
New Year, New Recovery Goals: How to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2025
Five practical principles for setting recovery goals that stick in 2025. Built around progress, not perfection.
Goals for 2025: Choosing Progress Over Perfection in Recovery
Most recovery goals collapse under perfectionism. How to set 2025 goals built around progress so they actually hold up by March.
How to Be Your Best Self: Creating an Environment to Grow in Recovery
How a treatment environment that supports both staff and clients shapes the recovery experience. The PRC approach to helping people grow.
3 Inspiring Quotes About Self Compassion
Three quotes that reframe self-compassion as a recovery skill, not a soft idea. How to actually practice it day to day.
Mindful Growth Through Service: Overcoming Negativity and Finding Purpose
Helping others is a recovery tool. How mindful service breaks the cycle of shame, builds purpose, and pulls people out of negativity bias.
First Holiday Sober? 3 Tips for Celebrating in December
Three practical tips for getting through your first sober holiday season. How to handle parties, family, and New Year's Eve without losing your footing.
Does Human Connection Support Longevity, Health, and Joy?
Harvard's 80-year study found relationships are the strongest predictor of health and happiness. What that means for recovery and how to build it.
Extending Grace Toward Our Past Selves to Find Healing for Our Future
Recovery asks you to extend grace to your past self so your future self can heal. A conversation with Mitch Leff about the resilience built in that work.
Full Circle Healing: Rediscovering Authenticity in Recovery
Full circle healing is the return to the self you were before addiction taught you to hide. Practical steps for that work in recovery.
Space Between Stimulus and Response: Igniting Real Change
Viktor Frankl said there is a space between stimulus and response. In recovery, that space is where real change actually happens. How to use it.
November Gratitude: A Season of Thanksgiving
Gratitude is a recovery skill, not just a holiday sentiment. How to use November to build a daily practice that holds up year-round.
Balancing Knowledge and Personal Experience in Recovery
In recovery, knowledge without lived experience falls flat. Why personal experience builds credibility and connection that book knowledge never will.
Healing Journey: How Your Past Can Be Your Greatest Teacher
Your past does not define you. It can be the most useful teacher you have in recovery. Dr. Powers on what life after treatment looks like.
World Mental Health Day: 5 Ways to Support Your Well-Being in Recovery
Five practical ways to support mental well-being in recovery. Built for World Mental Health Day but useful any day of the year.
5 Benefits of an Alcohol Free Halloween
Halloween without alcohol is not a smaller night. Five real benefits and practical tips for celebrating sober, with friends and family.
Why Sober October Is the Key to Finishing 2024 Strong
Sober October is more than a 30-day challenge. Why the last 90 days of the year are the right time to commit to recovery.
Understanding Negativity Bias and How It Impacts Daily Life
Negativity bias is the brain over-weighing the negative. How it affects recovery, and how to retrain the brain toward a healthier perspective.
What It Means to Be a Recovery Advocate
Recovery advocates are the voice for people who cannot speak for themselves. Why advocacy matters and how to step into it, with Sherri Layton.
When Are You Ready to Live on Your Own After Recovery?
Knowing when you are ready to live independently after addiction recovery is personal. Here are the signs that suggest you are ready, plus why sober living can be the bridge.
Sobriety Tools to Help You Achieve Long-Term Recovery
Long-term recovery requires a personalized toolkit. Here are the sobriety tools that work: 12-step fellowships, spirituality, meditation, exercise, and professional therapy.
The Hidden Dangers of College Drinking Culture
College drinking culture is normalized, but the long-term consequences are real. Statistics, marketing pressure, and how parents and colleges can address the underlying problem.
Familial Support: 4 Ways You Can Aid in Your Loved One's Recovery
Addiction is a family disease. Four ways families can actively support a loved one in recovery, from emotional presence to celebrating milestones, without crossing into enabling.
Living Life on Your Own After Addiction: Tips for Thriving Independently in Recovery
After treatment ends, independent living begins. Sleep, nutrition, character strengths, purpose, and relationships are the five pillars that keep recovery steady.
National Recovery Month: The History, Culture, and Advocacy
National Recovery Month is observed every September. A look at its history from 1989 to today, the 2024 theme, and how to get involved in celebration, education, and advocacy.
Progress Not Perfection: Seeking Recovery as a Daily Journey
Recovery is not about flawless execution. It is about consistent forward motion. Why
Life After Addiction: Finding Growth in Recovery
Life after addiction is a complete lifestyle shift. How to embrace acceptance, turn pain into purpose, build community, and set goals for a meaningful future in recovery.
Living Sober: The Top 3 Benefits of Sobriety
Living sober transforms physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual fulfillment. A look at the three biggest benefits of sustained sobriety and how each one builds on the last.
15 Positive Affirmations for Discovering Freedom in Addiction Recovery
15 positive affirmations grounded in positive psychology to support addiction recovery. Plus a guide for crafting your own personalized affirmations.
How to Regain Trust: A Guide for Those in Recovery
Rebuilding trust after addiction takes patience, consistent action, and respect for the other person's timeline. A practical guide to living in amends.
The Impact of Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide
Gastric bypass surgery changes how the body processes alcohol and increases addiction transfer risk. What every bariatric patient should know about alcohol after surgery.
Benefits of Sobriety: 5 Ways to Empower Your Recovery
Sobriety reshapes physical health, mental clarity, relationships, finances, and personal growth. Five tangible benefits that make recovery worth the work.
Can Xanax Make Anxiety Worse?
Xanax provides fast anxiety relief, but rebound anxiety, dependence, and nervous system disruption are real risks. Why benzodiazepines can make anxiety worse over time.
Advocating for Men's Mental Health Month in 2024
Men's Mental Health Month spotlights short-term pleasure vs. long-term recovery, why men struggle to show emotion, and the healing power of community and nature.
Am I an Alcoholic? Recognizing the Signs and Seeking Help
Nine key signs of alcohol addiction, the consequences of unchecked drinking, and a self-assessment to help you decide whether to seek professional help.
How to Rebuild Your Life: Strategies for Long-Term Recovery
Rebuilding life after addiction starts with five strategies: professional help, a support network, healthy habits, SMART goals, and breaking the shame cycle around relapse.
Remarkable Brain Health Benefits of Mindfulness Practices
Mindfulness and meditation reshape the brain, support recovery, and help treat the co-occurring mental illness that often drives substance use disorders.
5 Mental Health Reminders to Empower Your Recovery Journey
Five mental health reminders for sustained recovery: focus on what you can control, surround yourself with the right people, be gentle, accept mistakes, and take breaks.
How to Curb Alcohol Cravings: A Guide to Navigating Cravings
Cravings are waves to watch, not commands to follow. A practical guide to managing alcohol cravings with mindfulness, healthy diversions, and a strong support system.
How to Help a Family Member with Addiction: The #1 Guide to Support and Recovery
When a family member is struggling with addiction, support without enabling is hard. A guide to active participation, celebrating milestones, and protecting your own well-being.
Understanding Relapse in Addiction: Why Do Addicts Relapse When Things Are Good?
Relapse often happens during good times. Why complacency, unresolved issues, and positive stress can all trigger old coping mechanisms, and how to plan for it.
Solar Eclipse & Recovery: Finding Light in the Darkness
The 2024 total solar eclipse mirrors the recovery journey. How the darkness of addiction makes way for the light of healing, and why community matters in both.
Navigating Your First Sober Spring Break? 3 Tips for New Recovery!
Spring break sober is more doable than you think. Three tips: plan ahead with substance-free activities, lean on your support group, and create new traditions.
A 2024 Guide to Finding Everyday Joy in Recovery
Joy in recovery comes from small daily moments. Practical tools, character strengths work, and progress-over-perfection thinking to find joy in sobriety.
Life Beyond the Bottle: Living Your Best Life, Alcohol-Free
Sober curious? Dry January? Life beyond the bottle is real, freeing, and full. A Recovery Happy Hour conversation on alcohol-free living and accountability.
Sobriety in the New Year: SMART Goals for Successful Recovery
Recovery is more than a New Year's resolution. Use the SMART framework. Specific, Measurable, Accountability, Relevant, Timely. to make sobriety stick.
What's the Difference Between Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment?
Inpatient vs outpatient addiction treatment explained by the clinical team at Positive Recovery Centers. When each fits, what to expect, and how PRC builds them.
Treating the Whole Person: Why Holistic Approaches to Therapy Work
Holistic therapy treats the whole person, not just symptoms. PRC's clinical team on autonomy, self-determination, hope, and why this approach works in recovery.
Therapy's Vital Role in Addiction Treatment
From detox to outpatient, therapy is integral to every stage of recovery. PRC's clinical team on individual, group, and family therapy in addiction treatment.
The Importance of Aftercare in Addiction Treatment
Aftercare is the year of continuing support that comes after detox or residential treatment. PRC's clinical team on why aftercare is built into every plan.
Post-Traumatic Growth: Shifting the Mindset from PTSD to Personal Victory
PTSD is not the end of the story. Post-traumatic growth turns pain into strength, forgiveness, and new perspective. From the clinical team at Positive Recovery.
How Mental Health Plays a Vital Role in Successful Addiction Recovery
Mental Health Awareness Month and addiction recovery. PRC on destigmatizing mental health, the HALT method, and breaking the cycle of self-medication.
3 Ways to Make Health and Wellness a Priority in Recovery
Mindfulness, physical wellness, and kindness as daily habits in recovery. Practical tools from Positive Recovery Centers for protecting your sobriety.
How Spring Motivates Us to Find Renewed Joy in Recovery
Seasonal Affective Disorder, spring renewal, and recovery. How longer days, sunshine, and outdoor community support sobriety.
Celebrating the Power of Love Beyond Valentine's Day
Practicing self-love, loving the people closest to you, and extending kindness to strangers. A look at love in recovery from Positive Recovery Centers.
How Recovery Lets Us Extend Love and Gratitude to Our Past Selves
Forgiveness, ownership, and healthy boundaries in recovery. A Positive Recovery MD conversation with Joseph Gorordo on releasing guilt and shame.
Choosing Sobriety: What Happens When We Recover Out Loud
When we recover out loud, we speak life to those suffering in silence. Kristin Landrum on freedom, ownership, and giving others permission to choose recovery.
Extending Love and Kindness to Our Inner Child
Inner child work in recovery. A Positive Recovery MD conversation with Heather Ogburn Stokes on grief, joy, and healing your earliest self.
Recovery Month: Celebrating Life, Unconditional Love, and Recovery
Randy Grimes, Big Texas Rally for Recovery, and the power of unconditional love through addiction. From Positive Recovery Centers.
Positive Psychology: The Pursuit of Positive Transformations
Positive psychology focuses on strengths instead of weaknesses. Learn how this approach helps people in recovery build meaning, purpose, and lasting change.
Addiction Recovery: A Second Chance at Life
Recovery restores agency, healing, and connection. Learn how addiction recovery gives people a real second chance at the life they want.
Yoga and Sobriety: Discovering a Deeper Self-Awareness
Yoga supports sobriety by calming the mind, restoring the body, and replenishing the soul. Learn three transformative benefits of yoga in recovery.
The Road to Recovery: Taking One Step at a Time
Recovery is built in small daily steps. Learn how acknowledging the challenge, finding the root cause, and seeking the big picture move you forward.
How to Foster a Resilient Mindset
Resilience can be learned. Six practical strategies for building a stronger response to stress and life's hardest moments, especially in recovery.
3 Ways to Spring Into Recovery
Spring is a season of renewal. Three practical ways to lean into recovery: chase the sunlight, find creative outlets, and join a support community.
Drug Addiction: Nature or Nurture?
Is addiction genetic or environmental? Both play a role. Learn how developmental age, co-occurring mental illness, and family dynamics shape addiction risk.
5 Ways to Live Life to the Fullest
Five practices for showing up fully in your own life: forgive your past, find your community, take care of yourself, live with integrity, practice gratitude.
Top 10 Tips for Maintaining Sobriety at the Holidays
The holidays can be a minefield in recovery. Ten practical tips for protecting your sobriety through travel, family, parties, and end-of-year pressure.
The Numbers Are In: Drug Overdose Deaths Exploded During the Pandemic
Overdose deaths jumped 30% during the pandemic, with fentanyl driving much of the increase. Why the numbers spiked and what is being done about it.
Getting Back Out There: Tips to Handle Recovery and Re-Entry
Post-pandemic re-entry anxiety and early recovery share a lot in common. Three coping strategies that apply to both: own your feelings, build skills, lean on loved ones.
Guide to Using Health Insurance to Pay for Addiction Treatment
Most modern health plans cover addiction treatment. Learn what to ask your insurance provider and how Positive Recovery makes verification simple.
On a Roll
Substances are often credited with fueling creativity. The truth runs the other way: addiction shrinks the world. How recovery rebuilds the room to create.
Can You Say to an Addict That You've Never Made a Bad Choice?
A look at how public conversations about addiction shifted from punishment to treatment, and why that shift matters for everyone touched by substance use.
For an Addict in Denial, Tomorrow May Never Come
Denial is a core symptom of addiction. How to recognize it, why it persists, and what loved ones can do to help someone admit there is a problem.
Stoner-Turned-Doctor Sees Dark Side of Pot
A look at marijuana legalization through the eyes of a former user turned addiction physician. Health effects, gateway concerns, and the case for caution.