5 Goals to Accomplish in 2015
Many people take advantage of the New Year to set resolutions to stop bad habits or pick up good ones, and think they will be able to radically transform their lives. For some, it can be a very exciting time [...]
Using the Holiday Season As Motivation
One of the best ways to help yourself and support your healing is to help other people. Doing good for others fills your day with good feelings of gratefulness from people you helped, takes your mind off your own problems, [...]
Powerless over Drugs and Alcohol
Alcoholism and addiction are sustained through denial, or a lack of awareness of how severe your problem is. You may have at some time realized that your behavior felt “out of control,” and so tried to “cut back,” but for [...]
5 Clichés in Recovery That Still Ring True Today
A cliché is an expression that, although it may expresses great wisdom, starts to feel tired or cheapened by overuse. Among people journeying into recovery, you may encounter many clichéd expressions, things it seems like everybody says. While you may [...]
Dealing with Holiday Stress
Holidays are a time when our normal lives stop, and we pay more attention to celebrating and enjoying life, being with family and friends and taking part in special religious observances. The winter holidays in particular can be a wonderful [...]