Extending Love and Kindness to Our Inner Child
"Your inner child still needs to be loved in order to heal the complete self." - Karen A. Baquiran. (more…)
21Apr
17Mar
3 Ways to Spring Into Recovery
"Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is." - Jessica Harrelson Now that spring is upon us, with its longer days and warmer weather, what better time to introduce new, healthy habits and thought patterns? What better time to spring into recovery and embrace a new season...
17Feb
Choosing Sobriety: What Happens When We Recover Out Loud
"When we recover out loud, we speak life to those suffering in silence." (more…)
27Jan
5 Ways to Live Life to the Fullest in 2022
"2022 is the time to let go of the things that no longer serve you." (more…)
15Dec
Top 10 Tips for Maintaining Sobriety at the Holidays
Ah, the holidays. A time of joy, celebration, family, and festivities. Yet for so many of us, the holidays are also a time of stress, sadness, frustration, and grief. For those of us who are newly sober, or even for those of us with many years under our belts,...
08Jul
The Numbers Are In: Drug Overdose Deaths Exploded During the Pandemic
It may not be entirely surprising to learn that drug overdose deaths increased during the pandemic. How could they not? The unprecedented stressors induced by COVID-19 would seem to logically result in higher numbers. According to Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), those...
15Jun
Getting Back Out There – Tips to Handle Recovery & Re-Entry
As we emerge from a global pandemic, many among us are expressing anxiety and trepidation about life “returning to normal”. While the challenges of the pandemic were great and in many ways unprecedented, so too is the hurdle of coming back online after spending over a year in partial...
09Apr
What do Addiction, COVID-19 and Vaccines have in Common?
Unwinding with a glass of wine or a “quarantini” might seem like a good way to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some people, too much alcohol is making this ongoing health crisis worse. Nielsen reports alcohol sales in stores were up 54% earlier this year...
25Aug
Soaring On Their Path to Recovery
Addiction is blind, and you never know who may be struggling with substance dependency. Whether they’re your friendly suburban neighbor or a stranger passing by you at the grocery store, anyone can suffer from addiction. These people are loved by their families, associates, and friends. They also make one...
13May
Unexpected
“Tomorrow isn’t promised.” It’s a piece of folk wisdom: direct, and based in plain fact. The Coronavirus has taught us, again, that our assumptions about the future are just that--assumptions. All religions and philosophies teach this, in one form or another. We make our plans and do the best...