Addiction Addiction Recovery

Being mean to yourself doesn’t help. I’ve heard people say, “My worst day sober is better than my best day drunk.” I can’t relate. Life in sobriety isn’t always easy. Life isn’t always easy, period. How I react to difficult situations is far from perfect. I know I’m not the only one who piggybacks a

You’ve gone through detox, you’ve completed inpatient and outpatient drug treatment programs and now it is time to take that next step. While going home may sound like a good option and it may be more comfortable to do so, it often is not the wisest nor the smartest decision you can make with your

With a New Year comes new challenges. See some smart resolutions for 2019 and learn how you can get help with rehabs in Boston. 1. Resolve to try a new 12-Step meeting. Even if you regularly attend the same 12-Step meetings, replace one with a new one or resolve to add one more 12-Step meeting

I have written on this topic more than once spanning the course of nearly 10 years. The awareness of addiction in that period of time has increased significantly, and yet one thing persists–the stigma attached to it. I don’t know if we will ever get past it but considering that most people today know someone

I read as a daily meditation every morning. If you don’t already have a daily meditation that works for you, I highly suggest you find one. A daily meditation can give you a direction for the day and a practice for your life that can cultivate into a better relationship with a higher power, yourself,

Listen to sounds. Several times a day pause and simply listen. Listen as if you had just landed from a foreign planet. See if you can hear all sounds as music being played just for you. Notice trees. Notice their different shapes and heights. Notice their different colors, branches and leaves. (If there are no

The first 90 days of addiction recovery are some of the hardest and most rewarding days of your new life. Here are some tips to ensure your recovery and your newfound happiness! Create and keep a schedule Creating a schedule in drug and alcohol rehab is essential so you can have a clear list of

Some habits are good habits, while other habits are not. Habits play an important role in freeing up space for our brain to remember more important things, especially in drug addiction recovery. Scientists from Duke University have pinpointed a single neuron deep inside the brain that serves as the master controller of all our habits.

We think of addiction and certain words come to mind. Certain words like struggle, pain, misery, tears, hopelessness, corruption, death, shame and guilt. We think of stealing, lying, cheating, and dark rooms. We remember our painful smiles, the dull dead look in our eyes and the bruises on our souls, arms, and faces. We remember