Strategies to Cultivate Calm

Strategies to Cultivate Calm

The world, we think you would likely agree, is a complex place—and a place that can amp up our stress levels in any number of ways. Often, the stress we experience manifests as anxiety—that feeling of worry that we just can’t seem to shake.  For some, anxiety rises to...
Cooking: The Perfect Hobby in Recovery

Cooking: The Perfect Hobby in Recovery

How are your cooking skills in the kitchen? Are you a person who enjoys coming up with menus and then preparing a range of dishes? Or are you a person who can boil water for pasta and use the microwave fairly effectively? Or are you a person who needs someone else in...
Decluttering, Destressing, and Deep Breathing

Decluttering, Destressing, and Deep Breathing

Some people working on sobriety—and perhaps you are among them—seem to be in motion constantly. They have places to be, projects to complete, commitments to meet, and activities or ideas that keep them burning the midnight oil. It is not easy to squeeze everything...
Some News Is Good, But Too Much Is Bad

Some News Is Good, But Too Much Is Bad

Sometimes it can seem like the news is coming at you from all directions. There are all the traditional sources of news: newspapers, magazines, radio, and broadcast television. There are more recent sources of news: online publications, social media, podcasts, and...
Getting Outside for Your Recovery

Getting Outside for Your Recovery

Most of us spend a great deal of time indoors, either because our work requires it or because it is our preference—or both. But there are plenty of reasons to get outside, many of which can support your recovery from a substance use disorder. It might not be...
Options for Sociability While Sober

Options for Sociability While Sober

Unless you are a devoted listener to an oldies radio station, you probably haven’t heard a Roy Orbison song in a while. In fact, if you are too young to remember his reemergence in the 1980s with the supergroup known as The Traveling Wilburys, you might not be...