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When transitioning from a drug rehab or addiction center back into the outside world, you may consider sober living homes. These facilities allow you to coexist with other sober individuals. You will continue aftercare for your substance use disorder (SUD) while maintaining a job and following the sober home’s rules. If you or a loved […]

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Healing from addiction doesn’t mean hating who you used to be. You can learn from past mistakes and love the old you and the new you along the way. Self-love is incredibly important because when you don’t love yourself, it’s hard to believe anyone else can love you and you might end up self-sabotaging relationships […]

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The correlation between forgiveness and addiction recovery is vast. There is a lot to unpack regarding forgiveness, and forgiveness isn’t just a simple act. Whether you are trying to forgive others, seeking forgiveness from others, or working on forgiving yourself, these are all vital parts of your recovery. Withholding forgiveness means you’re holding onto anger, […]

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Rehab is often a step in the early part of recovery. You may enter a drug rehab facility to detox before treatment even begins. Deciding to get sober is a vital step in the recovery process and needs to be treated with the care only a professional can offer.  The role of a physician largely […]

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Working on drug and alcohol addictions is hard but rewarding work. However, sometimes it’s easy to replace one addiction with another — and it doesn’t have to involve drugs, either. Process addictions are based around the same kind of repetitive harmful behaviors involved in chemical addiction, but they don’t involve the physical symptoms caused by […]

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When it comes to addiction recovery, meditation can be an extremely effective tool. It helps you stay in the present moment, releases healthy brain chemicals, and provides a safe place to focus on your recovery without distractions. In this blog post, we will discuss the ways this vital form of self-care can help you stay […]

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Self-care is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. It’s a way to show ourselves love and compassion, and it’s essential for our mental and physical health. However, self-care can be easy to get wrong. If we’re not careful, it can turn into laziness or bad habits. In this blog post, […]

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When it comes to addiction recovery, inpatient care and sober living are two very different options. In inpatient care, also known as residential treatment, people receive around-the-clock care in a hospital-like setting. Sober living is for people who are attending outpatient treatment. It is more like a group home, where people can begin to explore […]

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Relapses are a common occurrence in addiction recovery. In fact, they’re so common that you can actually prepare for them! Relapse is defined as a return to drug use after a period of abstinence. It can be dangerous and often leads to a full-blown relapse episode. However, if you know the signs of relapse and […]

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When you’re recovering, having a safe, substance-free place to recover is key. That’s where sober living homes come in. Sober living houses provide recovering people a place to live free from relapse triggers, harmful social networks, and all the other things which can jeopardize recovery. Living in concert with other people on the same journey […]