Come Back For Dry January

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Dry January is a movement that was growing, along with the concept of sober curious, before the Coronavirus changed everything in 2020. Sober curious bars were popping up in major cities, and zero proof drinks were growing in popularity. People in recovery and people who just didn’t want to drink alcohol were leading the way. […]

Marijuana And Cigarettes Impact Your Heart

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Did you know that marijuana and cigarettes may have the same effect on your heart? Now that marijuana is legal for recreational use, it seems as if the smell of it is everywhere, just as cigarette smoke was in every restaurant and office in the old days. Every time we publish an article about marijuana […]

Accepting Bipolar: 4 Tips To Living With It

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Accepting Bipolar Disorder Is The First Step To Living With It Accepting bipolar mental illness can be a long process. It’s a common diagnosis and like any disability, learning to live with it and thrive takes skill. The stigma of having a mental illness is the first hurdle to overcome. How will people see me? […]

Tips To Stop The Epidemic of Despair Overdoses

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The epidemic of despair overdoses topped 100,000 this year. What can you do to save yourself Despair overdoses is what I’m calling an unacceptable death rate that has more than doubled over the last few years. Over the last week, several people have forwarded me this article, 100,000 Americans died of overdoses this year. Just […]

Mental Health Reminders To Stay Positive!

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 Some days may feel harder than others but there are tips that will help your mental health It’s all too easy to get stuck in the black hole of misery right now, and see only the gray sky. You’re not crazy to find ways to turn things around. In fact, you need new things to […]

Meet Your Incredible High School Art/Media Contest Winners

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ROR is so proud to introduce the 1st Prize Winners of the 2021 ROR High School Art/Media Contest for teen mental health. Reach Out Recovery and Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay joined forces in the spring of 2021 to launch the first Art/media mental health challenge for high school students on the West Coast of […]