Dec 19, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, resources, Sober living
Keeping people in housing should be a priority all year, but especially during the holiday season when the weather can be brutal and there is more cultural awareness around being home. The holiday season can be a time of joy and wonder, but it can also be immensely...
Sep 7, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living
The notion that addiction recovery is a pass or fail situation is terribly detrimental to those seeking recovery. Relapse happens – especially when a person with substance use disorder ends up without support and safe community connections. In fact, it is...
Aug 10, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living
As a defense mechanism, denial has its uses. It can provide a layer of protection – a buffer – between oneself, and the thing that is causing stress and fear to escalate. Having a reprieve from dealing with or accepting the reality of a vulnerable...
Jun 13, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living
Addiction is a disease with far-reaching implications on the individuals struggling under its weight. It requires support, and resources to create better outcomes for addiction sufferers. Yet many who need help don’t receive it. Further, many won’t seek out the help...
May 16, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living, tips
Alcoholism was described as a disease way back in the late 1700s by Dr. Benjamin Rush. Addiction is a brain disease marked by the inability to stop the use of alcohol or an addictive substance, regardless of the harm or negative consequences that result from its use....
May 5, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living, tips
In the last decade alone, the number of times the term “addictive personality” has been casually thrown about is impressive. It has become an addiction-concern loadstone for many individuals and impacted families. If one types into a search bar the question ‘Do I have...
