Caretaker vs. Caregiver: Codependency in Recovery
Whether you’re someone who takes pride in looking after others or you’re navigating the complexities of recovery, understanding the difference between being a caretaker vs caregiver is crucial.
How Can Diet Impact Addiction Recovery?
When it comes to nutrition for addiction recovery, focusing on nutrition is more than just about physical health—it’s about nurturing the mind. Nutrition has a profound impact on brain health during recovery, influencing mood stabilization, cognitive function, and overall well-being.
Resolutions in Recovery: How to Stick to Your Goals this New Year
The holiday season is a joyful time for most people. However, for people in recovery, it could be considered a minefield filled with high expectations, overcommitment, and fatigue. These can lead to heightened emotions, mood swings, and stress.
Addictive Habits: The Importance of Forming Healthy Ones for Long-term Recovery
Replacing addictive habits with positive routines is the most intricate part of achieving sobriety and recovery. That’s because forming new hobbies and healthy habits keeps you from resorting to your old habits.
How Does Accountability in Recovery Help with Staying Sober?
Sobriety is not a one-and-done deal. People who have been sober for years may still struggle with cravings. Before you find yourself in desperate need of additional support after completing treatment, it may be a good idea to find an accountability partner to help you maintain sobriety in the long term.
10 Risk Factors for Addiction
Addiction does not care what your beliefs are or how you were raised. Because it can affect anyone, answering is addiction genetic or environmental is not cut and dry. There are both biological aspects of addiction and environmental risk factors of addiction. In this article, we will answer common questions about addiction such as: But, […]
What are the 5 Stages of Addiction Recovery?
The 5 stages of addiction recovery are related to the 5 stages of change. Almost no one can doubt the challenge of recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. A difficult and often a long hard road, the process requires courage and grit. However, knowing what lies ahead can help prepare you for 5 stages of […]
Setting Boundaries with Friends in Recovery
According to research from 2018, 26% of people globally experience stress at least once a week. Just like a substance use disorder, stress is a health condition. Boundaries help everyone set a pace for self-care. Setting boundaries in recovery is one of the most essential actions a person with a substance use disorder can take. […]
Making Amends: How to Rebuild Relationships after Battling Addiction
If you’ve struggled with addiction, you’re not alone. Millions of people are fighting that battle alongside you, and you’re the last person who needs to be told what a hard battle it is.
A Guide to Getting Your Court-Ordered Substance Abuse Evaluation
A substance abuse evaluation helps to measure the level of addiction in an individual. It also assists professionals in creating an effective treatment plan that can meet the specific needs of each person.
