Spring Detox

Springtime brings new beginnings and fresh life.  Many people use the warm weather and sense of renewed life as a reason to begin cleaning their homes and their lives.  Use the renewing power of spring to make a change in your life.  The spring weather may be just what you need to cleanse yourself from […]

Planning a Successful Intervention

A drug or alcohol addiction often isn’t difficult to spot if you know what to look for. And this means that friends or family members of an addict may need to intervene before it becomes too late to address the addiction. If you have a loved one who you think might need an intervention, here […]

5 Ways to Journal in Addiction Recovery

Journaling for many is a method for coping with everyday stresses in a healthy manner, and for those recovering from addiction, journaling can actually improve mental health and keep temptations to use again at bay. The simple act of writing out thoughts helps the recovering addict track harmful thought patterns, release stress, and monitor progress, […]

Should I Travel While in Recovery?

Traveling can be a great way to refresh the mind, reflect on the simple pleasures of life, and expand your horizons. However, it can also present added temptations for the recovering addict to use again because of the celebratory mindset it often invokes. When you go on vacations for pleasure can be completely up to […]

Playing the Record Forward: Resisting Temptations to Use

Part of the addiction recovery process is developing techniques that work to help you overcome temptations to revert to old habits. Needs are different for every individual, which is why it is important for everyone undergoing addiction recovery to explore a wide range of temptation-busting techniques and to find what works for them. One technique […]

Tips on Meditation for Addiction Recovery

Because stress is one of the leading triggers for relapse, finding a means for reducing stress is central to a successful recovery from addiction. Meditation is highly beneficial for recovering addicts because it can help to clear the mind of cravings, strengthen the mind for overcoming future cravings, and lower levels of stress from other […]

Tips for Renewing a Resolution to Get Sober

A few months have passed since your New Year’s resolutions were made, and you may be noticing that the firm commitments you made back then are starting to lose the luster they once had. This can be especially true of resolutions to become free of an alcohol or drug addiction, as the path to recovery […]

Self Empowerment – Inner Striptease

Self Empowerment – The Inner Striptease Challenge I get asked all the time how I am able to stay so calm during some of the ost alarming situations; my quick / funny answer is “The Inner Striptease”, my long winded answer is always “Self Empowerment”. Be inspired by people doing the “Inner Striptease” and “stripping […]

Alcohol Abuse and Famous Alcoholics

In light of our tragic loss of one of our favorite celebrities, Actor / Comedian Robin Williams, I wanted to stray from my normal topics and write about the famous people in our lives that are fighting the same alcohol abuse addition battles. Celebrities, like anyone else, often turn to alcohol to help relieve stress and […]

Sober Summer Activities – My top 10 list!

Summer is in full force and lime me, Im sure most of you are really excited. Check out my top ten list for amazingly fun sober summer activities! 1. Volunteer – sober summer activities Give back this summer by volunteering at a local charity or organization. You can check out this great website VolunteerMatch.org. Just type in your city and interests […]