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Staying Sober in the Face of Challenges

Staying Sober in the Face of Challenges

by | Oct 28, 2022 | Recovery

If you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, you are probably pretty careful about avoiding obvious triggers and situations that put your sober lifestyle at risk. For example, if your substance use disorder centered on alcohol, you probably make a point to...
Words and Recovery

Words and Recovery

by | Oct 14, 2022 | Families in Recovery, Recovery

The world is full of words. We say them. We hear them. We read them. We write them. We enter them letter by letter into crossword grids, and we try to guess a five-letter word in six tries or fewer. We sing them and shout them and whisper them. Heck, most (but not...
Too Much: Sugar, Stress, and Social Media

Too Much: Sugar, Stress, and Social Media

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Recovery

As a person in recovery from a substance use disorder, you no doubt have a good sense of the dangers of indulging in certain kinds of excess, from sugar to social media. After all, drinking or using drugs to excess is what allows a substance use disorder to get its...
Halloween: Relapse Triggers in Disguise

Halloween: Relapse Triggers in Disguise

by | Sep 16, 2022 | Recovery

Halloween is nearly here. Kids are deciding on their costumes, adults are planning parties, and candymakers are counting up the profits from the sale of all those “fun size” servings of sweets. There is an undercurrent of scariness running through the whole holiday,...