Holidays
Recovery Goals for the New Year: A Guide to Growth and Healing
As the new year begins, it’s an ideal time to reflect on your recovery journey and set meaningful goals for the months ahead. Recovery goals are more than resolutions—they’re a…
Read MoreThe Twelve Steps of Christmas and Addiction Recovery
Each holiday season can be a challenging time for many people, especially those living in recovery. As you head into the final stretch of the holiday season, take the opportunity…
Read MoreSpending the Holidays in Addiction Treatment
Most people struggling with addiction choose to delay seeking life-saving treatment during the holidays. The reasons vary, but often the delay in getting help for substance abuse is primarily due…
Read More10 New Year’s Resolutions for People in Recovery
For people in recovery, sobriety should be separate from New Year’s resolutions. However, the holiday season does present the opportunity to strengthen your sobriety. At the end of each year,…
Read MoreEight Reasons to Seek Addiction Help During the Holidays
Each year, people suffering from substance abuse dangerously delay seeking addiction help during the holidays. Often, the reasoning used for pushing aside treatment stems from not wanting to leave family…
Read MoreHow to Support a Family Member in Recovery During the Holidays
How can family members to do to support a loved one’s recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol, especially during the holidays? There are many important ways to support a…
Read MoreFive Practices for Staying Sober During the Holidays
For people living in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, staying sober during the holidays can sometimes feel challenging. Following a few best practices can help you manage your sobriety…
Read More10 Tips for a Sober July 4th
For people new to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, celebrating your first Fourth of July holiday can be a challenge. When you are in recovery, it’s important to adjust your…
Read MoreDrunk Driving During the Holidays
Every holiday season, there is a dangerous uptick in impaired driving, specifically drunk and drugged driving. And, with the stress and anxiety of COVID-19 added to the traditional holiday experience,…
Read MoreFreedom from Addiction: Celebrating a Sober Fourth of July
For people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, holidays like the Fourth of July can be challenging. And in 2020, with so many Americans anxious, stressed and fearful, the…
Read MoreCelebrating a Sober Memorial Day
Memorial Day Weekend is a time for honoring those who have served our country, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying the unofficial start of summer. If you are…
Read MoreDangerous Drinking: Halloween and Alcohol
Binge drinking is one of the scariest elements of Halloween. From drunk driving to pedestrian fatalities, alcohol misuse has become a deadly tradition when celebrating Halloween. Halloween and Binge Drinking…
Read MoreSober Tips for Memorial Day Weekend
For people in early recovery, holidays like Memorial Day Weekend can be especially challenging to maintain sobriety. Most of that stems from cultural traditions tied to the holiday. Many of…
Read MoreStrengthen Your Recovery on Valentine’s Day
For people in early recovery, Valentine’s Day can stir up emotions that endanger sobriety. Many relationships may remain damaged, some severely, from actions taken in addiction. Regardless of past actions…
Read MoreDon’t Get Spooked: Five Sober Halloween Tips
Halloween has become a challenging holiday for people in recovery – but don’t let that scare you. The freedom of recovery allows us to celebrate the spirit of October 31,…
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