Recovery is possible, and at Workit Health we’re here to celebrate people’s positive changes. Find stories of recovery to inspire your own journey.
Olivia Pennelle of Liv's Recovery Kitchen explains why she doesn't identify with the terms alcoholic or addict.
Laura Silverman of The Sobriety Collective just celebrated 11 years sober. She offers up tips and tricks that have kept her going over 11 years of recovery.
How can you build self esteem after addiction? Olivia Pennelle explains how journaling helped her build her self esteem in recovery.
We’re often told that the act of service is a crucial aspect of our recovery; it’s referred to as a pillar of sustainable recovery. But what should service look like?
If you’re struggling, and not sure you can make it, I urge you to not focus in on Anthony and Kate as the only two stories of celebrities struggling with depression right now. There are plenty of unremarkable and everyday stories of overcoming depression.
Dealing with trauma is tough. It’s more than tough, it’s heartbreakingly challenging and it shakes the foundation of your recovery.
I caught up with award-winning writer/director Tess Sweet to talk about her own recovery from addiction, her web series Cleaner Daze, and why it’s important to recover out loud.
How can we handle dental pain in sobriety? Olivia Pennelle from Liv’s Recovery Kitchen talks about making the decision to take pain meds to handle her pain from extensive dental work.
We caught up with YA author Amy Reed to talk about how her own recovery from addiction has evolved, and what advice she has to give teens ready to get sober.
Lisa McLaughlin, Workit Health's Co-Founder and Co-CEO, just celebrated 16 years sober. Here are 16 ways her recovery has evolved.
March is National Nutrition Month. As a person recovering from a disordered relationship with food, I’m a big fan of making more mindful choices and this is a perfect opportunity to take stock of some powerful tools you can use to enhance your recovery.
I caught up with Tracey Helton Mitchell, recovering heroin addict and author of The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin, to talk about her work in harm reduction, her book, and how she stays sober today.
Why do we celebrate quitting drugs, but never talk about quitting smoking? Smoking in recovery is a paradox: I’d chosen to stop harming myself with drugs and alcohol and find recovery, yet I was slowly killing myself by smoking.
Amanda S. is a Michigan-based Recovery Advocate for medication assisted treatment, substance use disorder, mental health and chronic pain. She is in long term recovery and uses her story to help others.
Dr. Valerie Mason-John is the co-founder of 8 Step Recovery and one of the leaders in the secular recovery movement. I tracked her down to ask about her history and her own recovery, as well as the movement she's creating.
From my very first codeine tablet, I was hooked. That warm fuzzy feeling permeated my body and my migraine—caused by severe dehydration and four bottles of wine the night before—almost vanished into thin air. I was transported to this almost memory-foam-type-fluffy-cloud.
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