Springtime is not only a season of warmer climates that brings about beautiful flowers and singing birds, it is also the season of school dances such as Prom. This night signifies fancy dresses and tuxedos, bouquets and boutonnieres, limousines, and for many teens a...
Relationships
Marriage Tips in Recovery
Relationships are hard to navigate for most people. There is an unwritten rule that somewhere along the line we are usually harder on the ones that we are the closest to and kinder to the acquaintances that we just met. When we get married, our relationship creates a...
Are You Addicted to Love?
Love is one those things that we are taught to sense early on. From the moment we are born, some of us felt the unconditional love that only a parent can feel for their child. Some of us, however, felt neglected from the first moment that we could even remember. We...
Ways to Disentangle from Negative Relationships in Recovery
Relationships in general are hard to maintain. Whether it is healthy or toxic, learning to exist with others can be a task in trying to find your place. Get to know yourself better How do you know what you are like in a relationship if you do not...
Tips on How to Connect with New People When You Move to Another City In Recovery
You got sober, but the events in your life are moving you to another city. This can be a difficult task for someone in recovery especially since you no longer have the same confidence booster that you found in alcohol and drugs to help you meet new people. Even though...
Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness
We are taught early on in our lives that if we want to get our point across, we have be assertive. This can be misconstrued sometimes as being aggressive, or even in a milder state of passive aggressiveness. There is a distinct difference between the two words that...
Reasons Why You Need to Go to Al-Anon
Alcoholics can shake loved ones to their core with all the things that they do during the tumultuous times that an addiction is sure to produce. You may think that only alcoholics have 12-Step programs to attend to resolve their issues, but family members, friends, or...
How do I Overcome Shame and Guilt at Family Gatherings?
Addicts are notorious for doing anything in their power to get what they need to keep doing what they are doing. This will make them do certain things that they could not fathom doing while they were sober. When addicts need to relieve the obsession that develops in...
How Can I Ward Off a Toxic Family Member?
Having people around that are toxic is not good for quality of life. Friends that push buttons and are calculating can be easier to let go off once they cross the line of being unsupportive because they are just friends. What happens when it is your family? Do you...
How to Help a Loved One When They Return from Rehab
When a loved one who has become addicted to drugs and/or alcohol gets sober and goes to rehab, it is an exciting, but also a trying time for everyone involved. On one hand, an addict’s loved ones are relieved that their loved one is accounted for and they no longer...