Early recovery is tough. Know what can make it easier? A daily routine. By simply creating a daily routine in recovery, you can decrease your risk of relapse and increase your ability to find sustainable sobriety. Why is Creating a Daily Routine in Recovery Important? Relapse is a gradual process that starts with emotions and…
Addiction is a cunning, ruthless disease. It’s one of the few illnesses that convinces you nothing is wrong. Being in denial about addiction doesn’t stop at the individual level either. Many parents, partners, and families never imagine their loved ones struggling with addiction, especially not at the rock bottom level. There are countless stories of family…
While entering addiction treatment with your partner may seem like a good idea, it has unique challenges. Partners who use substances together may also be deeply entwined in each other’s day-to-day lives. This can be helpful while you both navigate recovery. However, you must both learn to honor that your goals might differ, you may…
Jeremy’s Story I took my first drink when I was 19. I could have said ‘no thanks’ when my roommate offered it to me. But I didn’t. I chose to put that liquor in my body. And I chose it again the next weekend, and the next. Before I knew it, I was 26, and…
Tough love is a tricky way to support a loved one in recovery. Many experts feel that tough love is an outdated ideology that favors cutting someone off as a way to push them towards abstinence. When discussing the topic of tough love in recovery, researcher and writer William White says, “It’s time to accept…
Thirty years ago, most restaurants didn’t offer vegetarian options. Fifteen years ago, gluten-free menus were rare. In a few years, a full menu of alcohol-free beverages might be standard for bars. What’s going on with this latest trend? Sales of Alcohol-Free Beverages Explode The “mocktail”/non-alcoholic and alcohol-free beverages that some people labeled a passing fad…
David noted how his drinking during the pandemic increased quickly. “I recall just having a few beers after work on a Friday night, but that quickly became four or five beers, and then always picking up beers on the way home. Before long, I was drinking all weekend,” he explained. The drinking also affected his…
If you’ve ever been pregnant, chances are you’ve been told by someone at some point that drinking alcohol during pregnancy is dangerous. But why is this? According to numerous health organizations, alcohol can cause serious health problems to a child in the womb. This is because when a pregnant woman consumes an alcoholic beverage, the…
Getting charged with Driving Under the Influence – or DUI – can impact your life in more ways than you could ever realize. Trust me, I found out the hard way. When I was younger, I was vaguely aware of the consequences for getting behind the wheel after drinking too much. Losing your driver’s license…
A trigger is an external or internal stimulus that prompts a response or reaction. An external stimulus can be people, places, or things, like conversations about alcohol—basically, anything that comes from outside of you. Internal triggers are often emotions, thoughts, or senses that remind you of alcohol or using alcohol to cope with unwanted feelings…
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