5 Tips for letting go and moving on when you’re in recovery and toxic relationships have to end

Letting go and moving on from unhealthy relationships begins when you start connecting on an authentic level. […]

You hear the term wellness all the time but do you know what it means?

The term “wellness” is trending all over social media. It’s seen in mainstream news, preached by doctors, and commonly compliments a whole […]

Relationships in quarantine from the honeymoon phase of togetherness 24/7 to cabin fever, irritations and beyond

Relationships in quarantine are getting ugly. What can you do about it? In the 6 years my […]

What is CBD oil and what does it do

CBD oil careened into our lives with a bang, when it was made federally legal toward the end of 2018. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill) legalized […]

What are the benefits of meditation?

Meditation for beginners will combat anxiety. It opens the door to a new kind of open-mindedness, serenity, and clarity. I used to overthink meditation. In fact, I […]

Serenity definition means calm despite the storms while peace means a lack of conflict

Serenity is calm, and we all need it right now; especially with the great need to de-stress during 2020. This year has […]

What is gaslighting and what does it mean to gaslight someone

Gaslighting is a term I heard frequently, but I never took the time to define the gaslighting meaning or to understand how it works. That being […]

Overcoming self doubt is a challenge for everyone, but more so for people in recovery

It’s no secret that overcoming self doubt is something that has to be worked on almost every day if you are in addiction […]

This is your how-to on how to detox from weed

I didn’t think detox from weed was a thing … until I went through it. Back before I got into opiates, I was a major pothead. After my first arrest, I needed to sto […]

Family help is important when a loved one is suffering from addiction

Addiction hurts families in ways that make daily life feel difficult or impossible, but there are ways to feel better. Especially with the […]

Stages of opioid recovery show a timeline for getting healthy

Stages of opioid recovery were not clear to me when I started my journey. I just wanted to stop using. Why is recovery so difficult, and why do so […]

Opioid stigma impacts recovery so profoundly that many people with substance use disorder perish in secret rather than face the shame of trying to get help, and failing. Stigma also prevents family members from […]

Survivor’s guilt is not something you expect when you decide to go into opioid recovery

Opioid recovery is challenging at best, but when your friends are dying, the trauma can become overwhelming. Many people […]

Recovering addicts are a mystery to people who haven’t experienced it within their family unit. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 19.7 million people (ages 12 and older) suffered from […]

What is high-functioning mental illness

You need to know this question: what is high-functioning mental illness? High-functioning mental illness is when someone is living with a mental illness that is ju […]

Taking painkillers in sobriety — the taboo topic we don’t talk about enough. Can sober people take painkillers as part of a treatment plan after surgery? My experience is yes. Just because we are in sobriety doe […]

“I juggled kinkajous,” I said.

My coworker had asked me what I did during the previous weekend.

“I deep cleaned their rooms, revamped enclosures, went shopping for supplies, and took care of paperwork. I […]

About that night the relapse ended… There was a knock on my car window, the driver’s side. I had been sitting inside for the past hour or so, trying to get high — rather, trying to get “right.” My eyes met the […]

I didn’t used to know how to stay calm and sober when things went wrong, and it caused endless distress. Let me explain and set the scene that inspired this piece…

Learning how to stay calm when things go w […]