Would you love to restore precious relationships that have been destroyed by addiction? So did I. In the high school years of my loved one’s substance use, all I wanted was for it to stop. I did what many p […]

Destructive conditioning, on many levels, is making it impossible to halt the addiction epidemic. This is a big statement, but the facts tell the story. In the last 20 years, we’ve lost almost a million p […]

Ghosting may have its roots in the kind of shunning that some religious groups use to control the beliefs and behavior of its members. Perceived wrongdoing followed by punishment in the form of the silent […]

3 Day Detox.  What is it and why now? Why indeed. This is the highest calorie consumption time of the year. It doesn’t just start with Thanksgiving. It starts with Halloween and everything falls apart after that. […]

Recovery coloring book for kids? It’s a first. Every child experiencing trauma needs a special vocabulary and story for comfort. This engaging new coloring book was designed to reassure and empower children with […]

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Nine years ago Reach Out Recovery (ROR) launched an innovative magazine-style website that started small. We were thrilled with every milestone as our audience steadily grew. With […]

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 […]

Patience for recovery is something we don’t talk about much. Having a chronic, progressive, relapsing brain disease (or Substance Use Disorder) sounds pretty serious, and it is. The reality in a nutshell is that […]

Gaslighting is manipulation like when someone, or something, attempts to change reality by presenting alternate facts. Fake news is a political form of gaslighting, but gaslighting is very personal when it happens […]

Drink water to balance your blood sugar. What? You’ve heard people tell you to drink water before, but why does drinking water help to balance your blood sugar? It’s the first step to stop snacking all day on your […]

Depression is one of the most common mental health illnesses in the United States, affecting about 26 percent of adultsTrusted Source. Depression is technically a mental disorder, but it also affects your […]

Wondering how to get sober? Maybe you’ve been considering quitting drinking for a while, but now you’re ready to take the first step. Getting sober is both a physical change and a psychological one. You know tha […]

Have you noticed that you have mood habits? When you wake up, you have certain feelings that may repeat themselves through the day? You’re happy and serene. You’re agitated from the get-go. You’re immed […]

I was a sober curious mom before it was a thing. It’s still not quite a thing, but maybe we can make it one. I was a mom whose life was changed forever by teen substance and alcohol use. Angry, sad, scared, […]

There are ways to get and stay happy, no matter what’s
happening in your life. Really. You see articles about this all the time. In
fact, I’ve been writing about it for decades because I’ve always wanted to
kn […]

There are some very real challenges to dating in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This is the official name for addiction. Remember that substance use changes brain function. SUD is defined as a […]

Guess what? There’s a reason some people have the sadness
habit. Do you worry a lot? Do you feel awful when there’s no immediate reason
for it? Do you consistently wake up with a feeling of unease? The sad […]

Want to restore your wasted energy? Start by refocusing your monkey brain. Monkey brain is a term for repetitive thinking that uses up energy or fuels negative feelings without solution. There’s a difference b […]