Jun 3, 2015 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Change, Courage, Family, Parenting, Temptation, Treatment, Triggers, Tug-O-War
From the outside looking in, alcoholism and drug addiction would seem to be lifestyles where one would be encouraged to leave, and not encouraged to stay. And yet, on a recent visit to a women’s center in a Southern California treatment center, I learned that our view...
Mar 27, 2015 | Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Death, Epidemic, Heroin, Huffington Post, Katie Couric, Mirror, Residential Treatment, Treatment
What does a heroin addict look like? Everyone and anyone. Look over the table. Peer across the room. Turn to the right. Or to the left. Check behind you. Turn around, and around, and around. No matter where you look, that person looks like a heroin addict, because...
Feb 9, 2015 | Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Ask for help, Community, Friends, Life, Live Again, Make the Call, Recovery, Sobriety, Treatment, Trust, Truth
We recently posted a generic comment on Facebook about addicts, reminding us, basically, that “addicts are us” – and asked the following question: What Does An Addict Look Like? The answer is, of course, you and me. Addicts look like you and me. Look across 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...