Articles and Resources for Recovery

Did you know that communities all over the country have community and municipal bands that perform free concerts—generally in parks and other outdoor spaces—throughout the summer? Maybe there is one near you, and if so, we encourage you to take in a concert from time to time. Invite your friends...

Almost everyone likes music of one kind or another. We tend to be passionate about our favorites and dismissive of things we do not like. We attend concerts, stream songs and albums, and eagerly follow gossip about the musicians we adore or abhor. We hear music in commercials and in...

Most of the time, even when you are facing a challenge in your life, you can figure out the best—or at the very least, an acceptable—way forward. Every now and then, however, you are likely to encounter difficulties that are not easily solved.  Sometimes it can feel like there is...

In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of Silver Blaze,” the great detective solves a case by realizing that an intruder must have been known to a particular dog because that dog did not bark when the crime was taking place. The moment Holmes comes to this realization is a...

American culture—by which we mean both pop culture and the general culture of our society—often seems obsessed with romantic relationships. We keep track of which celebrities are dating. We root for our favorite fictional onscreen couples to get together. We go to romcoms, read romance novels, watch reality shows about...

Do you have pet peeves when it comes to words or phrases? Maybe you get annoyed when someone says, “I could care less,” when they mean, “I couldn’t care less.” Maybe you never want to hear “irregardless” ever again because “regardless” is the actual word in question. Maybe you love...

Everyone goes through hard times. When those hard times arise, a little unconditional love can be just the thing to see you through the moment. In a perfect world, that unconditional love would be readily available to each and every one of us, but the truth is that it can...

There is a moment in the 1967 movie The Graduate in which a young man, played by Dustin Hoffman, is taken aside by a family friend. The family friend tells the young man that he has just one word for him.  That one word turns out to be plastics. Hoffman’s...

If you spend any time in airports, you have no doubt heard a variety of announcements. If you see something, say something. Do not leave your baggage unattended. Flight 111 is now boarding. Flight 222 has been delayed. That just scratches the surface of the sounds you may hear over...

If you are a fan of the hugely popular sitcom Seinfeld, you might remember an episode revolving around the phrase “serenity now.” George Costanza’s father, Frank, is instructed by his therapist to say “serenity now” whenever he feels his blood pressure rising. Frank, being Frank, his approach to this advice...