As you screen rehabs for your best fit, maybe you wonder, “How long does addiction recovery take?” This common question answers differently for each person. Much depends on how you approach treatment, whether you engage in your rehab program, and which treatment program you enter. After all, your individual recovery focuses on what helps you…
New Year’s Eve has become a celebration that involves alcohol. It’s no longer about watching the ball drop or spending time with loved ones. For many, having a drink or champagne flute in hand at the stroke of midnight is a must. In contrast, there’s First Night 2018. How First Night 2018 Can Become Your…
The approaching end of the year marks the deadliest time on American roads. National Impaired Driving Prevention Month 2018 takes place in December. Since 1981, officials have warned motorists about the dangers of drinking and driving. Have you been listening? Nobody Plans to Drink and Drive You typically don’t leave the house in the morning…
If you believe that the world could do with more kindness, there’s a way you can promote it. While World Kindness Day Nov 13th is a great place to start being kinder and more positive, consider it a jumping off point. Start there and continue to promote good feelings. What is this day about, and…
I’ll never forget my first year of recovery. After the initial relief of waking up without a hangover wore off, I was left with me: a 32-year-old woman with not much sense of who she was, or how she ended up drowning her existence for the last 20 years. I’d never felt so lost. Early…
Writing has been one of the transformative and supportive tools I’ve used in my recovery. It wasn’t easy to start — in fact I had no idea how to begin — but as soon as I did, I haven’t stopped. Had you said to me back then that I’d be a full-time writer in my…
Have you heard of National Depression Screening Day 2018? For the past 20 years, this annual event has included programs for the education of the public regarding depression. The goal of the “holiday” is that of a world where mental health is understood and treated as fully as physical health. Reaching this goal would mean…
People don’t talk enough about mental health. For many of them, mental conditions are a taboo subject that they would just rather ignore. However, ignoring these problems doesn’t make them go away. Thankfully, World Mental Health Day 2018 aims to change all of that. What Is World Mental Health Day? World Mental Health Day focuses…
When I came out of my last alcoholic binge — having guzzled 14 bottles of wine in four days and spent two days shaking and vomiting on the bathroom floor — I knew that this time I had to get help. The only pathway I was aware of back then was Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Six…
Addiction is a disease that takes possession of your body, mind, and spirit. Therefore, if you want to have a successful recovery, it’s essential that you take all aspects into consideration. Exactly what is sound healing therapy, and how can it be used to calm the three-headed monster of addiction? What is Sound Healing Therapy?…