Quarantine. Pandemic. Social distancing. These words have all become a regular part of our vocabulary as the Coronavirus spreads. Along with the terminology have come sweeping changes in the way we live our daily lives and many people are beginning to feel the impact. Stores and restaurants are closing, supermarket shelves are bare and findingRead More
Psychotherapy is a key element of addiction treatment and recovery. At its core, a substance use disorder is the result of some kind of pain, often from trauma, abuse, neglect, or a mental health issue. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than half of people with substance use disorders also have co-occurringRead More
One of the challenges we come across in our recovery is the idea of drinking responsibly, an idea that is espoused in alcohol commercials and that we can find ourselves feeling confused and tempted by. We wonder if we can learn to drink in moderation and without all the negative consequences. Many of us areRead More
When we’re still struggling with our addictions, even in the midst of our recovery, many of us have a very hard time committing to our sobriety, and for many different reasons. Some of us are afraid to do the challenging work of getting sober, of facing our emotions without anything to numb ourselves to them.Read More