12 Step Programs Do They Really Work
If 12 step programs work, why is addiction still growing? That’s a great question many people keep asking. Addiction is growing by leaps and bounds, and there are a lot of reasons for this. America loves alcohol, tobacco, legal and illegal drugs, and marijuana. All of them are addictive and alter brain function telling people […]
Skipping Meals Makes You Crazy
Want to know what happens to your brain when you start skipping meals to lose weight? Brain fog, irritability, and finally downright rage. Why does this happen? You’re not losing weight, you’re starving your brain. For people in recovery, who need lots of healthy food to heal their brains, starving it is a very bad […]
Money Worries? Help Is On The Way
Do you have money worries no matter how much you earn, or how good your life seems? Do you keep wondering why you just can’t get out of debt? Do your money worries drive you to drink or to take substances to ease the pain? Does despair over debt cause you or someone you love […]
Beware The Rubber Band of Recovery Language
Recovery language can feel manipulative. But don’t be surprised when people in recovery use their newly acquired recovery language to continue to control others. Behavior doesn’t improve overnight. The truth is where there is alcohol and substance use, destructive conditioning has actually changed everything about us. Our personalities are completely altered, and don’t return to […]
Alcohol Math For Girls
Did you know when it comes to alcohol math girls may not be safe at any level of drinking? It’s biology. Girls are impaired after one drink and drunk after two. Alcohol affects the behavior of your boys, of course, but not to the same degree or with the same adverse consequences. For boys, drinking […]
Recovery Activity Book
Need help calming down? This recovery activity book soothes and reinforces recovery principles while you learn a new way to think. Recovery literacy is necessary for the whole family to heal. Find Your True Colors In 12 Steps, translates early recovery lessons so friends and family can join their loved ones in this empowering new […]