Whether you’re in early sobriety or long-term recovery, we have tips and tools to help you live your best life.
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.
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.
These tips and tricks of the recovery world will help you have fun and avoid alcohol in the stickiest of social situations.
Olivia Pennelle of Liv's Recovery Kitchen shares her best grilled cheese recipe to nourish and heal your body on National Grilled Cheese Day, April 12th.
Here's a very useful tool from Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's recovery toolbox that helps nip those drink cravings in the bud.
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.
Sobriety is rad AF. Sobriety is the greatest gift I have ever received. I didn’t ask for this gift; it asked for me.
When I arrived into recovery, my body was ravaged by addiction. I spent the first 18 months exhausted. I was 150 pounds overweight and I felt terrible most of the time. Nobody told me about the importance of a holistic recovery.
We all know that eating right makes a huge difference for your health. It’s common sense: eat well, feel good.
I’ve flirted with the idea of improv for awhile now, but the thought of emitting that amount of vulnerability scared me to death. I used to hide my vulnerability by binge drinking a ton of whiskey, but this year, I’ve decided to face it head on.
It’s really easy to quit drinking. It’s the staying quit that’s the struggle.
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
Sometimes things just don’t work out how you see them, and the right thing to do is move, as much as I don’t want to. My point is that sometimes; we don’t feel like doing the things that help us the most -- like self-care.
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.
Food was my first drug of choice. I recall using food to change how I felt when I was less than ten years old. My whole life followed a cycle of starvation, binging, purging, and desperately low self-esteem.
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