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 […]

Getting what you want requires more than wishing, hoping, and praying. People say that recovery operates by some universal law. Just when you become ready for that something you desperately need, it shows up. […]

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 […]

Abusive behavior is a complex dance that controls your every move.  Are you lavished with love one minute and raged at the next? Do you feel you’re on shifting sands all the time. On one side you want to be loved […]

Boundaries Are Rules To Follow: We know how the rules work with driving. Here are a few: Keep your distance. Don’t cut in front of a moving vehicle. When a car stops in front of you, you stop, too. It’s common sen […]

Quitting Alcohol seemed unnecessary when I decided to do it. After all, I am not an alcoholic, I would have said. I have always had a stop button. Alcohol was not my problem. I stopped swallowing at one-and-a-half […]

You may think that only soldiers at war experience Post Traumatic Stress symptoms, but that is far from the truth. Parents and children of alcoholics and substance users also experience recurring Trauma that […]

In recovery we talk about letting go and detaching, but we don’t often add that detachment empowers. How can it empower when it seems the very opposite? It doesn’t seem to make sense. For loved ones and family […]

Yoga recovery is a tool that works in many ways to enhance recovery from whatever ails you. Do you know what it is? Yoga is one of six major schools of thought in Hinduism.  There are different yoga disciplines, […]

There are two parties in the addiction blame game. Those suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and their friends, family, and loved ones. family and friends can be verbally b […]

Joseph Campbell, who was my professor in college, used to tell us to follow your bliss. The whole idea was lost on me all those years ago. I didn’t even know what bliss might look like, so how could I follow it. […]