Creating Boundaries With Our Loved Ones
Supporting Recovery: Creating Boundaries As loved ones of those struggling with addiction, one of our greatest challenges lies in creating boundaries with them. We’re actively trying to support them and encourage their recovery. We’ve come to realize, however, that we’ve actually been unknowingly enabling their addictive patterns. Creating boundaries in these situations can be particularly […]
The Benefits of Working With a Sponsor
Guidance and Support: Working With a Sponsor There are many things to consider when working to recover from addiction, one of the most important being whether working with a sponsor might be beneficial for us. If we’ve joined a peer support group, we’re likely already familiar with working with a sponsor. A sponsor is a […]
Navigating Obstacles to Recovery
Our Growth From Overcoming Obstacles to Recovery The journey of recovering from addiction teaches us how to navigate the obstacles to recovery that may have been blocking our healing. Where once we may have given up, or turned to our drug of choice to cope, we’re now facing these challenges head-on. We learn new healing […]
Managing Triggers and Addictive Urges
Committing to Sobriety: Managing Triggers As we’re working to stay sober, perhaps one of our greatest challenges lies in managing our triggers, the difficult emotions that can create the urge to use our drug of choice. In recovery, we discover firsthand the importance of managing triggers in order to prevent ourselves from relapsing. With time, […]
Talking to Young People About Addiction
As the parent, guardian, or other loved one of a young person, one of the many challenges we experience as young people get older is navigating conversations around difficult subjects. This is especially true when it comes to addiction. The subject matter is overwhelming, to say the least, and with young people, it can be […]
When Our Loved One Chooses Their Drug of Choice Over Us
When we have a loved one struggling with addiction, one of the hardest things we have to go through is watching them choose their drug of choice over their relationship with us. For many of us, it’s become a recurring pattern over many years. We’ve seen our loved one, whether a family member, partner, or […]
Healing From Brokenness: You’re Not Broken, You’re in Recovery
For many of us struggling with addiction, not only do we feel a dependence on an addictive substance or behavior, but we also feel a sense of brokenness and emptiness. Sometimes, it feels like a void that is impossible to fill. Other times, it can feel like a problem that can’t be fixed. We can […]
Is Therapy Helpful in Addiction Recovery?
When we’re struggling with addiction and other mental health issues, working with a therapist is one of the most widely recommended tools. It is also, however, something many of us have a great deal of resistance towards. Is therapy helpful? Can therapy help us as we recover from addiction? Many of us come from families […]
Transforming the Pain of Addiction
For many of us struggling with addiction, the emotional pain of addiction we feel can be debilitating. That pain, even if from our distant past, can contribute to low self-worth and a lack of self-love. As we’re working to recover, one way we can support our sobriety is by transforming all the pain we feel […]
The Benefits of Sobriety
As we’re choosing a path of sobriety, we know we’ll face many challenges ahead that are unique to those of us living with addiction. What we might have yet to realize, however, is that even with all the potential challenges, there are tremendous benefits of sobriety to look forward to. Self-Discovery: Benefits of Sobriety Sobriety […]