Take Advantage of What Your Community Has to Offer

Take Advantage of What Your Community Has to Offer

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...
Cravings Are Like a Dog That Will Not Stop Barking

Cravings Are Like a Dog That Will Not Stop Barking

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...
Staying Single Can Serve You Well in Recovery

Staying Single Can Serve You Well in Recovery

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...
Pets Can Be Paw-sitively Helpful in Recovery

Pets Can Be Paw-sitively Helpful in Recovery

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...
Changing Direction: A Neuroplasticity Roundup

Changing Direction: A Neuroplasticity Roundup

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 character is...