You probably thought that once you worked through your active addiction, you would immediately be free of that voice in your head saying to use your substance of choice. The voice that constantly said you were not good enough, did not deserve a better life, or could not reach the goals you always wanted. YouRead More
When you have someone in your life that you feel needs professional help, it can feel stressful and overwhelming. Sometimes an outsider can see things that the person experiencing the problem cannot see or refuses to see. So can we convince someone to go to therapy? That depends on the person and your relationship withRead More
Learning to shift our mentality from negative to positive is a great life skill. Having that glass-half-full point of view will ultimately create positivity throughout your life. We cannot always control a situation. We cannot always have the outcome that we want from every situation, either. We can, however, control how we respond and react toRead More
Many of us think that once we are leading a sober life, everything will be perfect. We will be happy, healthy, successful, even powerful. We may believe that once we take that first sober step leaving treatment, the stigma we once faced will be gone, and no one will judge us anymore. Unfortunately, that isRead More
Gratitude can be thought of as the quality of being thankful or the readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness. Learning to show and acknowledge gratitude is an important life skill. So often, we get wrapped up in our own lives. We focus on our struggles, what we are doing, and our daily lives. SometimesRead More
Sometimes burying our feelings seems to be the easiest option. If we just suppress those emotions deep enough, they can not possibly bubble to the surface and hurt us, right? You cannot feel what you do not acknowledge, right? For most people, it is not that simple and not that easy. When we avoid our trauma,Read More
We all face times when we simply want to blend in. We want to move with the crowd. If we have mental health struggles, we might feel different. We feel as if we stick out and that others just can’t fully understand us. Learning to accept your uniqueness is powerful. We are all different, goingRead More
Independent living, moving out, obtaining a job, and meeting everyday life responsibilities are just a few milestones many attribute to leading a successful life as an adult. For many of us struggling with mental health issues or addiction, tasks that come easy for some are significant hurdles for us. Some things seem frightening or uncertain,Read More