What Happens After Rehab? How to Build a Life That Supports Long-Term Recovery
Discover how to navigate life after rehab and build the routines, relationships, and support needed for lasting addiction recovery.
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Personal Responsibility in Recovery: Taking Ownership Without Shame
This is a time in recovery, usually somewhere after someone gets sober and the chaos settles down. They begin to feel somewhat better in a lot of ways, especially physically. People around them may notice and say things like “Wow, you’re doing so much better.” But inside, something heavier begins. They start looking around at…
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The Addiction to Being Needed
Helping others can feel like a lifeline, and it’s the cornerstone of recovery. It gives you structure and meaning. There is truth that helping others supports your own healing. But there is a difference between helping from a place of fullness and helping from a place of emptiness.
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The Loneliness of Being “Better”
When you first get sober, everyone talks about how hard it will be. You know you will be dealing with cravings and triggers, and that early recovery is generally uncomfortable. Then, as you learn how to navigate life without substances, something changes. You start to think, I can actually do this. You start feeling better, and…
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The Quiet Work of Self Trust
A woman once said in a group session, “I don’t trust myself yet. I trust you all more than I trust me.” She seemed embarrassed to say it, but no one else was surprised because they had all thought the same thing before. These thoughts are incredibly common for people in recovery. Even when the…
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One Day at a Time Through the Holidays
If you’re in recovery, you probably know that the holidays are their own kind of test. You’re moving through the world with a new commitment, but the season sometimes tries to pull you back into the person you used to be.
