Sober 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…
Self-Care Strategies for Nurses Working in Addiction Treatment
Each day, nurses working in the addiction treatment field provide direct care to patients with a substance use disorder (SUD). Nurses play an essential role in helping SUD patients find…
Strengthen 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…
Don’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,…
Recovery on Campus: Five Ways to Stay Sober in College
Back to school season finds students flocking to college campuses to begin or resume their higher learning experience. With all of the social and academic pressures involved with collegiate life,…
10 Ideas for Summer Sober Fun
For people in recovery, summertime can yield obvious seasonal challenges; still it is possible and fulfilling to spend the summer days and nights happily sober. Use the summer months to…
The Impact of Spirituality on Addiction Treatment
Spirituality has been in Valley Hope’s DNA since day one. The seeds of Valley Hope were planted over 50 years ago, between a physician and a minister who were at…
Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend Sober
For sober people, holidays like Memorial Day Weekend can be especially challenging to their recovery. Most of that stems from cultural traditions tied to the holiday. Many of those traditions…
My Sober Valentine: Self Love in Recovery
Each year, Valentine’s Day delivers emotions that can endanger sobriety. Early in recovery, many relationships remain damaged, some severely, from actions taken in addiction. The shame and self-loathing that results…