Mar 15, 2020 | 12-Steps, Addiction, Al-Anon, American Addiction Foundation, Co-Dependents Anonymous, CoDA, Codependency, Enabling, Meetings
Codependency: Are You Helping Your Loved One Stay Sick? Loved ones of an addicted individual are usually the ones who make the initial contact to a treatment centers or an interventionist. They know that the person they love has a substance abuse disorder, and they...
Dec 11, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, Addict, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Behavior, Challenges, Change, Choice, Choose Life, Clean & Sober, confidence, Meetings
The road to recovery. When encountering this phrase I immediately think of a road trip. Going from a place of origin to a place of destination. If our place of origin is Rock Bottom and our destination is Recovery Life, then a treatment center might be considered the...
Jan 14, 2015 | Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Brain, Friends, Meetings, Recovery, Relapse, Sobriety, Treatment, Triggers
With our brains safely protected beneath our thick skulls, it is easy to assume nothing could hijack our good intentions. If only that were true. Addiction ignores the thick protective skull and creates a craving sensation. This craving expands over time until our...
Dec 20, 2014 | 12-Steps, Addiction, Clean & Sober, Friends, Goals, Gratitude, Meetings, New Year, Resolutions, Responsibility, Treatment, Truth
Let’s face it, new year resolutions can be awesome. They can also be terrifying. After all, who wants to fail….again? This year, 2014 (can you believe it – it’s 2014?!), should be a year of celebration, a year of new experiences, a year to become the best sober-you...