Recovery from addiction involves more than stopping alcohol or drug use. It also includes learning healthier coping skills, rebuilding trust, and understanding the patterns connected to substance use. Individual counseling, education, and family involvement may all support this process. However, many people find that group sessions become an important part
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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