Four Podcasts To Talk You Through Tough Times In Early Recovery
Quitting drugs or drinking is hard. And those early days, they’re the hardest. There’s an endless array of tools to turn to when times get tough. One of those tools? Podcasts.
Kali Lux
Kali Lux is a consumer marketing leader with a focus on healthcare and wellness. She has over a decade of experience in building and operating metrics-driven brand, demand generation, and customer experience teams. A founding member of Workit Health’s team and a person in recovery herself, she’s passionate about fighting stigma and developing strategies that allow more people access to quality treatment at the moment they’re ready for help.
On Dear Diary Day, We Celebrate The Cravings Log
September 22nd is Dear Diary Day. We don’t know the origins of this holiday, and we don’t care. We honor it just the same! That doesn’t mean we at Workit are scribbling pages in our diary morning and night. Nope, it means many of us tracked (or still track) our cravings to help kick addictions.
Finding Addiction Treatment In Michigan: Why Is It So Hard?
On September 11th, Families Against Narcotics, Northwest Wayne County Chapter, gathered at LifeChurch in Canton to talk about finding treatment in Michigan.
What Is Recovery?
What is recovery? Recovery is using your level of road rage as a spiritual barometer. Recovery is suiting up and showing up unless suiting up and showing up for yourself tonite looks like watching Netflix with your pets in your pajamas. Recovery is giving up trying to be cool, and realizing that makes you cooler than you ever were.
Forgiveness as Self-Care: Forgive Someone Else, Save Yourself
For some, even examining the past, let alone accepting it rather than stewing in it, seems like an exhausting order. But forgiveness is an underrated exercise in self-love. Real forgiveness, not the sort of “It’s okay,” you throw out to a roommate when you discover they’ve eaten all your ice cream, can place you into a powerful world of peace.
Bachelor in Paradise, Binge Drinking, And Blackouts
The Bachelor franchise often relies on drinking as both social activity and plot churner. Let’s take a closer look at binge drinking on this reality TV program.
Tears in Early Recovery: One is Too Many and a Thousand is Never Enough
Feeling the emotions that have been stunted by drugs and alcohol for so long can feel alien, exhausting, and incredibly daunting. Early sobriety is like living as a replica of a human, or a mannequin suddenly come to life. You’re learning how to emote and letting things bubble to the surface. For the first time since adolescence, probably. There’s a lot of fear that things will just begin to bubble up and never stop.
Chester Bennington, Imperfection, and Fallen Stars
Chester Bennington, and so quickly before him, Chris Cornell, reminded us of what we each are, a flawed and tightly bundled ball of joy and pain, love and heartache, sometimes trudging forward through depression, and sometimes succumbing to its greater darkness. These are our role models. They’re imperfect, which is just the sort of perfect we need.
Nelsan Ellis and the Sad State of Detoxing at Home
When I saw the news of Nelsan Ellis’ death, I knew. When we’re in agony, frail and exhausted, we want to stay at home. Give us our bed and our dignity.
The Ultimate Guide to Ordering, Drinking, and Enjoying Non-Alcoholic Drinks (Part II)
These tips and tricks of the recovery world will help you have fun and avoid alcohol in the stickiest of social situations.
The Ultimate Guide to Ordering, Drinking, and Enjoying Non-Alcoholic Drinks (Part I)
You’ve decided to stop drinking. But that doesn’t mean you’ve decided to give up your nights out. First things first, here’s what you need to know.
The 24 Hour Self-Love Reset That You Should Try
ampering yourself like you would a crush can be tricky, but we’re here to remind you that self-love is one of the best loves. Whether you were Galentine’s Day-ing it up or abstained from V-day celebrations entirely, follow these tips any day of the year, and fall in love with yourself all over again
Is Your Addiction Sabotaging Your Sleep?
The short answer to this question is a loud and clear yes. If you’re struggling with addiction, it’s likely that you’re also having a hard time getting to sleep, staying asleep, or staying awake. The same neurotransmitters that regulate sleep are affected by drinking, drug use, and other addictive behaviors. It all starts and ends in the brilliant, boggling brain.
11 Bullsh*t Things We Tell Ourselves When It Comes to Our Addictions
No one starts out an addict. But as patterns of behavior become more dramatic, the lies we tell ourselves balloon. Before we know it, we’re living in a bubble of craving, outlandish behavior, and irrational thought. Let’s check out some common lies we tell ourselves when it comes to addictions.
Top 5 Sneaky Health Problems Caused By Your Addiction
Addiction can cause many health problems. Some are obvious, but some are surprising. Many of the dangers have been drilled into us since elementary school.
Here’s the Reason Why You Don’t Need That Glass of Wine
Thinking of having a drink, and giving up your sobriety? Nah. You don’t need it. You know how you drink. And it’s why you don’t.