If you’re reading this, you’ve already overcome the most difficult barrier in seeking help: admitting that you need it. Many individuals who struggle with an addiction of any kind will never reach the point that you have, because they choose to handle their problems without the help they need. This decision prevents them from a …
There are few businesses more essential than mental and behavioral health treatment. Sure, with the onset of COVID-19 that same treatment has become more difficult to deliver, but treatment facilities, therapists, counselors, psychologists and all licensed medical professionals have consistently found new ways to address mental health concerns from safe distances. Social distancing practices have …
True recovery from addiction knows no shortcuts. It’s a day by day, week by week, month by month process without a firm template or a timetable, a process that looks slightly different from one person to another. During the recovery process, one of the main goals is to reach a point where you can be …
Sometimes, the difference between maintaining sobriety and falling into relapse is as simple as making a single decision. Individuals who enter sober living houses, joining communities of other individuals actively pursuing freedom from addiction and substance abuse, have made their decision. They have chosen to live in a structured environment as they transition from addiction …
The addiction recovery process can often feel like a marathon without a finish line. There’s no definitive timetable for recovery: throughout the small victories and the temporary setbacks, it’s important to surround yourself with loved ones who can support you without imposing any sort of deadline or end date. In fact, although setting a hopeful …
