Put your all into recovery. Work those steps like your life depends on it. If you do, know life can be beautiful, joyful, and rewarding.
Identifying Our True Purpose.What are we getting sober for? Those of us who have been in active addition for years have had one single purpose – to keep our addition going. We’ve gotten up and planned every day around continuing our addiction. That purpose has
When Someone You Love is an Addict Addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the US. Most of us know someone who has been touched by the disease of addiction. When addiction touches your immediate family or someone you love dearly, it can be extraordinarily challenging.
Writing is a part of recovery. During the fourth step especially, we write down the harms done to us, harms we’ve caused others, and more before going over it with our sponsors. We don’t need to wait until step four to begin writing, though, and
Vaping was first introduced in the US sometime between 2006 and 2007. Marketed as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, millions of people jumped on the bandwagon and turned to vaping in an attempt to quit smoking. The vaping craze didn’t immediately attract teens, but
Getting Sober in the Face of Adversity If you are an addict, an alcoholic, or a family member of one, you have faced adversity. Merely being an addict or living with one brings negativity to your doorstep. Many addicts and their families have faced painful
If you are newly sober, CONGRATULATIONS on making the best decision of your life. If you’re new, you may not feel particularly celebratory. I certainly did NOT. Because of that, it’s important to set up appropriate expectations for the healing process. If you’ve regularly been
Understanding Boundaries Boundaries are limits we set that help maintain our sense of well-being. For example, we all have physical boundaries – limits we set between how close or far we let someone get to us physically. Some of have had our boundaries crossed in
