Okay, so what exactly is “the real world”? The term gets thrown around pretty casually, and it can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people. In sobriety, however, we’re simply talking about everyday life stuff – you know like work, friends, and social situations, among other things. For some of …
One of the most heartbreaking revelations can be to recognize that someone you love may be battling an addiction. The ups and downs associated with loving someone in active addiction is painful and exhausting. Not only is this person impacting the lives of the people around them, but they’re hurting themselves in the process, and …
How to Talk to a Loved One about their Substance Abuse Issue Read More »
Getting clean off drugs and alcohol, or giving up any compulsive behavior for that matter, is a brave thing to do. It’s also one of the most challenging things that anyone in recovery faces in his or her lifetime, and it requires daily maintenance for most of us. Sounds like a drag, doesn’t it? Au …
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Most addicts have experienced some form of childhood trauma. In fact, most children, both addicts and non-addicts alike, have been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. As addicts, however, we tend to have experienced more sustained incidents of trauma in our lifetime, more severe trauma, or we simply process trauma differently …
