Category: Sober Living (Page 15)
The Sobriety Store You’ve Been Waiting For
Welcome to the most exciting recovery store yet! While most stores offer a bland array of sobriety gifts; including: plastic chips and bookmarks with inspirational quotes printed onto them, My 12-Step Store aims to provide a stark contrast to the dowdy gifts that most people in recovery are used to receiving. Owner RJ Holguin explains […]
Mental Strength Myths Dispelled
Facing the world and all of its temptations after treatment is enough to make anyone question the power of their mental strength. The most commonly misunderstood factors that relate to mental strength can allow us to dispel some of the myths, and give you more mental power. Mental Strength is a Trend. There is no […]
The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
Adjusting to sober life post treatment can seem a very foreign and uncomfortable path to navigate. While the initial adjustment period won’t last forever (even though it may seem like it’s going to), keeping a journal can help make the transition a little bit smoother. According to Kathleen Adams, LPC, a Colorado-based psychotherapist and author […]
Illegal Drugs and Women’s Fertility
While it is already known that doing drugs in general, much less while you are pregnant, is not exactly beneficial to your health, a shocking number of women continue to do both. According to one survey, nearly 5 percent of women admitted to illicit drug use within the past 30 days. Moreover, in a drug […]
Navigating Sober Dating
Navigating the tumultuous world of dating proves challenging enough, without having to worry about maintaining your sobriety on top of it. Take it from James, a 33-year-old Los Angeles photographer who has been sober for eight years. When he first re-entered the dating world, “I spent five years dating messed up speed freaks…I guess I […]
Alcohol Advertising Directly Affecting Your Children
A recent study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, reveals that alcohol advertising directly influences young adults to drink for the first time or to continue drinking; therefore, making them more susceptible to abuse alcohol in later years. According to the study, “alcohol is the most common drug among youth and a major contributor to morbidity […]
Best Recent Recovery Blogs to Read
Deciding to go to a rehabilitation center to treat a drug or alcohol addiction may seem like the hard part, but sometimes learning to relive life without the crutch can prove even more arduous. Coupled with consistently trying to maintain sobriety throughout both the mundane daily tasks of life and the occasional emotional highs and […]
Is a Sober Living Facility Right for me and my Recovery?
If you or a loved one have recently been released from detox and are wondering where to go next, a sober living facility is a great option. You will be surrounded by others who are working to maintain a sober lifestyle as well as 24/7 support. Once you leave detox, it is important to change […]
Maintaining Sobriety After Treatment
Completing treatment for addiction is a huge accomplishment. You have successfully set yourself up for a new life by renewing your body and mind. The real challenge often begins after treatment, where familiar faces and places can make it all too easy to slip back into bad habits. You can’t take the support network you […]
Relaxation as a Method of Overcoming Addiction
Addiction often begins as an escapist tactic. People use drugs and alcohol as a means of relieving the tension in their lives. While this method seems to work for a period of time, it eventually leads to self-destruction. The most important aspect of recovery is that you must change your life to overcome addiction, and […]