Change Your Thinking With Affirmations
Affirmations can help you change your life, but first, they help you transform your attitude. Are you a negative thinker? Do you think everything you do turns out “bad” or “wrong”? This kind of approach can help you stay stuck in [...]
How to Set Smart Goals in Recovery
If you’re in recovery, you know there are a lot of things you want to work on. Some may be goals for the future, and many may be goals that relate to your sense of self. Addiction creates a lot of [...]
Your Health is a Huge Part of Wellbeing in Recovery
When you were using drugs or alcohol, it’s a given that you weren’t able to take care of yourself or your health. Addiction is considered a physical, mental and spiritual disease. Once you’re clean, your body takes time to adjust now [...]
Why You Should Keep a Gratitude List and How to Start
In recovery, you go through a lot of ups and downs, especially in the first few years as life begins to settle. Sometimes, you may feel a little fed up or frustrated. This too shall pass. Do you want a secret [...]
Choosing a 12-Step Sponsor
In recovery, learning to live life on life’s terms is a big part of the struggle. To get help, you admit that you’re powerless over your addiction (as well as people) and you decide you’re willing to try something new. Treatment [...]
Understanding Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Getting clean isn’t easy, especially when you’re first starting out. Many people need to go to detox to get highly addictive drugs out of their system. Some of this detox produces uncomfortable physical and physchological symptoms. These symptoms usually subside within [...]