Formal alcohol addiction treatment is the core of essentially all expert-backed plans for alcoholism recovery. However, these plans often include another beneficial component: enrollment in…
In the spring of 2012, I attended a meeting in which the topic was gratitude. I was not sober at the time, nor engaged in…
The disease of addiction makes sufferers act in careless and hurtful ways to others. Though there’s no way to undo their actions, a person in…
Aftercare monitoring in addiction treatment is a bridge from residential programs to a substance-free life. After months of learning the tools you’ll need in recovery,…
What are you grateful for today? There’s so many possible answers: To be alive, to be sober, to have your family talking to you, to…
12-Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are excellent supplements to substance abuse treatment because they offer safety and support, which are…
In recovery, “letting go” doesn’t mean you have to stop caring. It means you have to let go of the things that don’t positively serve…
Manic Monday Have you ever heard the expression “Manic Monday“? I swear it must have been coined by someone who works in the field of…
BRC Recovery For many years, I bought into the delusion that if I wanted to stop using, I would. “I just don’t want to,” was…
You’ve discovered your loved one or friend is an alcoholic or addict—now what? For many people in that situation, their first reaction is, “What can…