How do you wrap up a year that wasn’t your best, make peace with the ugliest bits, celebrate the highlights, and move forward into that big and bold future?
I stopped drinking in June of 1997. I went to AA and counted days off of alcohol. As I endured a roller-coaster of emotions day to day, sometimes hour to hour, I pretended to (and sometimes, genuinely did) enjoy my first sober summer New York City. As the hot days transitioned into cooler ones, and as I was safely past my first 90 days sober and experiencing my first sober everything, I prepared for my first holiday season – and potentially visiting my family – without my buffer and crutch, alcohol. I say “prepared for” because at the time, I wasn’t sure what I would do when the time came to fly home to visit my family.
If you're ready to quit drinking or drugs, or just trying to cut back, work social events come with a unique set of pressures and challenges
The holidays, rather than acting as a time for us to come together, can magnify the ways in which addiction has torn us from friends and family over the years. We have tips on how to navigate heading home for the holidays in early recovery, and some tips for family members and friends hosting someone in early recovery this holiday season.
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New Year's Eve is the ultimate excuse to party hard. Call it amateur hour, but New Year’s makes drug users everywhere, reformed and not, pause and remember crazy years past. So what can you do on New Year’s, if you aren’t planning to get high?
New Year's resolutions can feel daunting, but they don't have to be complicated or self-punishing. The new year is a great time for reflection and setting goals.
For anyone in recovery, exercise is your friend—especially over the holidays. I know that the last thing most people feel like doing at the end of the year is expending more energy; it’s a time we’re winding down and taking some much needed time out.
Learning to care for ourselves isn’t easy, especially if we have spent years abusing our body with disordered eating. Even though we may have stopped harming ourselves, the process of recovery goes beyond stopping that behavior—we need to learn how to take care of our needs.
Believe it or not, the holiday season is nearly upon us yet again. Whether you’re newly sober or have been sober for some time, the holidays can create a sense of anxiety for those of us in recovery.
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.
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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
Ah, Dry January is finally upon us! It's a month many of us sort of look forward to but also sort of dread: when we commit to staying off the booze for 31 days. Dry January ends up on the ultimate high note (accomplishing it feels great mentally and physically!), but getting through it has its highs and lows, like any lifestyle revamp does. Here's 4 ways to feel your best throughout the inevitable rollercoaster:
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