Have you ever arrived at home or work without really noticing how you got there? All your remember was getting in your car. You automatically got to where you were...
Building Self-Esteem
One of the causes and consequences of drug or alcohol addiction is low self-esteem. Part of holistic treatment includes rebuilding that positive self-image....
Why Giving Up Drugs is Bad
"Knowing when you've had enough" requires a greater commitment, greater sacrifice, and greater resolve. Many people with addiction look at their lives from rock bottom...
Sobriety and Friendship
Entering recovery from addiction also means you may have to choose between sobriety and friendship. This could include temporary separation from your party-going buds...
Begin Meditating
Do you think meditating is only for certain kinds of people? Like the Zen master sitting by a placid lake. Or perhaps you think of the quiet monk meditating behind old...
Support with a Positive Reframe
One of the best ways to help someone with an addiction disorder is to give your full support to healing. Keeping a positive attitude can be difficult, especially when...
Five Tips to Heal a Family
Parenting a teenager is demanding enough. A teen in treatment for alcohol and drug abuse adds a whole new set of challenges. Â Addiction has altered your family's life....
Recovery Coaches
Recovery Coaches: A Beacon of Hope and Guidance Sometimes in life, a situation requires more effort than a single individual is capable of producing. Addiction is one...
The Three Benefits of Residential Treatment
Residential treatment (inpatient) of drug or alcohol addiction is often more successful than outpatient care. Being in a program 24 hours a day, 7 days a week may seem...
Overcoming Fear of Boredom and Fear of Failure
You've spent the last part of you life using drugs or alcohol in most, if not all, your spare time. Despite the destruction this has brought to your life (and the...