Keeping Recovery Fresh

Keeping Recovery Fresh

by | Dec 31, 2019 | Blog

How do we keep our recovery alive, fresh, and vital year after year? Often we hear about a “pink cloud” experience—a period, usually in early recovery, when things are going well, and we are filled with gratitude and wonder at our newfound freedom. What is this...
Facing Failure in Recovery

Facing Failure in Recovery

by | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA’s co-founder, Bill W., describes a trip he takes to Akron, Ohio. He is newly sober—six months—and is pursuing a business venture that he desperately needs to go well. Not only does the business not go well, but it ends up...
Real Talk: Recovery After 25 Years

Real Talk: Recovery After 25 Years

by | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized

As a mental health and addiction treatment provider, I often feel like the guy in the Hair Club for Men commercial, “I’m not just an owner, I’m also a member!” To many people, I probably look like an average individual who hasn’t faced too many hardships or...