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Can You Fire Your 12-Step Sponsor? by Guest Writer Suzanne K

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 [...]

Does It Really Matter If Addiction Is a Disease?

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 [...]

What to Do When Friends Turn on You

If you are like most individuals in recovery, going through drug or alcohol rehab was probably one of the most difficult experiences you’ve ever faced. Having made it through the tough part, however, doesn’t quite prepare you for some of the out-of-the-blue situations you’re likely to encounter post-rehab. Like what to do when friends turn [...]

When Things Don’t Add Up: Dealing With Financial Fallout From Addiction

Addiction takes a tremendous toll on everyone involved – the addict, family, friends, employer and coworkers. Beyond the anguish and heartache of having to deal with the addiction itself, the spouse, significant other or loved ones of the addict often suffer the added burden of financial difficulties as well. Pressure to stretch rapidly diminishing family [...]

Healthier Choices for Cocktail Hour

With Americans today taking a fresh look at all aspects of their lives, including financial, social and health, it makes sense that revisiting the rationale for some old habits is a good idea as well. Besides paring down household expenses, doing away with discretionary purchases, simplifying your life and putting more emphasis on quality family [...]

Finding Your Way on the Other Side of Addiction Treatment

Once you complete treatment for dependence or addiction to alcohol, drugs, or other addictive behaviors, it’s a whole new world ahead. This can also be a pretty frightening time if you fail to prepare yourself for a range of new emotions, challenges, obstacles and opportunities. Let’s face it, while treatment itself wasn’t easy at times, [...]

Close the Substance Abusing Chapter of Your Life and Move On

Anyone who’s beginning treatment or living in early recovery recognizes that this is a whole new chapter in their life. Not all of those initial chapters are either predictable or pre-ordained. Much like a novel, what happens next is often quite surprising. It’s certainly filled with challenges. Using the book analogy to your journey to [...]

Research Identifies Association Between Chocolate Consumption and Depression

Women throughout the civilized world have known for generations that chocolate is consumed in greater volumes dependent upon the mood and state of mind of the female. Now, it appears science is taking a closer look at this phenomenon. A recent Science Daily release examines research conducted by a group at the University of California, [...]

How to Deal with Rejection in Sobriety by Guest Writer Suzanne K

No one likes the feeling of being rejected, but when you’re in recovery, having others reject you is a double whammy. Not only are you struggling to hold on to your newly-found sobriety, but you are tentatively trying to resume a normal life – with all the stresses that entails. No wonder you feel frustrated, [...]

How to Celebrate Sobriety – Without Alcohol

Celebrating your sobriety is an important part of your recovery. It’s also one that you need to factor into your life. Celebrations are, by their very nature, meant to be occasions of rejoicing, joy and sharing something that’s good. But they take planning and conscious thought. Celebrations don’t just occur without intention. Still, whoever came [...]

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