If you are going away this summer, it’s important to keep in mind what support you might need when out of town. For some people, being away from their normal routine can be a trigger of sorts. If you are going to a place where people will be drinking, especially touristy destinations like beach towns, [...]
I recently read an article in a Chicago paper about a "polite…white-collar professional" who had figured out he could get prescription drugs by going to open houses and garage sales and asking to use the bathroom. Naive homeowner after naive homeowner said, "Okey dokey" to the stranger, who then scoured their medicine cabinets for Vicodin [...]
Resentments are a funny thing. They can creep up on you without much notice. You just keep allowing something to happen, or putting yourself in a certain situation, and the process starts. One day you realize you are really angry about it, and many times it feels like you are in a vicious circle you [...]
Are you in recovery for addiction and looking for some tips on how to make it go more smoothly? While there’s no sure-fire method that’s guaranteed to be successful for everyone, there are some proven methods and strategies that you can use – or adapt – to your own recovery journey. These 10 secrets to [...]
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Everyone in recovery knows the importance of having a 12-step sponsor. But sometimes things change and you find you no longer are getting what you need from your sponsor. What should you do then? The question really becomes: Can you fire your 12-step sponsor? The answer is, decidedly, yes. But this answer comes with a [...]
Lately I have been hearing a lot about certain claims of cures and the importance of understanding addiction as a disease. I’m in the camp that it is a disease. I’ve studied enough of the scientific research to know that the brains of addicts are different – whether that was true before they started using [...]
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Book Review by Suzanne K of "Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery" by Jennifer Storm.
Everyone says these days, “Be glad you have a job.” But that doesn’t help the person who is downright miserable. Maybe you have an abusive boss or you feel like your spirit is dying in a job you hate. The thing to do is make a plan. Start thinking about what job you would like [...]
I know you’re here. I see my statistics. Come out of the woodwork and comment! I’d love to hear your thoughts and get a discussion going.
It’s a provocative issue. I’m talking about the ones who say my way or the highway and conveniently forget the words in the Big Book such as “suggested.” I think the people at most risk are newcomers who are so turned off by hard-core dogma that they might not come back.
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