One of the best ways to help yourself and support your healing is to help other people. Doing good for others fills your day with good feelings of gratefulness from people you helped, takes your mind off your own problems, [...]
A cliché is an expression that, although it may expresses great wisdom, starts to feel tired or cheapened by overuse. Among people journeying into recovery, you may encounter many clichéd expressions, things it seems like everybody says. While you may [...]
Holidays are a time when our normal lives stop, and we pay more attention to celebrating and enjoying life, being with family and friends and taking part in special religious observances. The winter holidays in particular can be a wonderful [...]
Within almost any religious faith, there are people who have found resources for working on recovery from addiction within that tradition. Addiction is about living an out of control and powerless life, and so our healing can be greatly helped [...]
There is an African proverb that goes, “Sharing the road with friends divides your sorrows and multiples your joys.” You may find this to be especially true as you begin the road to recovery from addiction. Learning how to live [...]