Forgiveness: The Journey Home
We are so excited to share this guest post by Ester Nicholson. Ester is a recovery coach, author, speaker and recording artist. You can find more about her and her work at her website, esternicholson.com. You can also listen to this post, and the beautiful prayer she...
The Undoing
I’ve come to know and believe that each of us has a soul message that only we can share, and if we don’t discover this message, the world misses out on a beautiful offering. Our message is within us when we are created, and although our childhood and other life...
Introducing Lucy Rocca: Founder of Soberistas
Guest Blog Post by Lucy Rocca Exactly six years ago, I drank my last alcoholic drink. It was a bottle of strong cider (I didn’t even like cider but had found it lurking in my fridge), and I consumed it on top of the three bottles of wine that I’d been working my way...
The Real Reason You Need it to Be Perfect
Guest Blog Post by Caroline McGraw Oh honey, I know what you’re like. You are a driven, high-achieving woman trying so very hard to be perfect. You have a staggering helping of responsibilities on your plate. You’re the conscientious planner, the purposeful...
What Is Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy?
GUEST BLOG POST BY CHELSEY SILVERIA, LCSW (CLEARVIEW TREATMENT PROGRAMS) Has a therapist ever suggested PE therapy for you? Have you ever felt unsure about what that means and the potential impact or usefulness of this therapy? PE stands for Prolonged Exposure....
5 Tech Tools That Can Support You in Your Recovery
GUEST POST BY CAROLINE BLACK Most of us recovering from addiction are open to the idea of accessing extra help. Regardless of whether we need constant or occasional help, having access to innovative resources and tools can only be a good thing. If you need help...
Guest Post by The Muse Team: How Meditation and Mindfulness Aid Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation
Relapse is common in early recovery from drug or alcohol abuse. Many long-term alcoholics and drug addicts fail the first time they attempt to quit. This is because the intense cravings experienced by substance abusers are actually due to changes in brain chemistry....Guest Blog Post by Noelle Van V: Feel The Force – It’s Been With You All Along
I felt the crack split slowly beneath my feet as it gave way and I plunged into the deep freezing water. Grab my camera! I shouted as the weight of my wool coat got heavy and my body began to sink into the lake. I looked up at my friend Rae standing just a few feet...
Guest Blog Post by Nuria Reed (Ekka Recovery): Top 5 Rituals for Recovery
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Will Durant (American Philosopher and Historian) “Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).” – Stephen Covey (The 7...
Guest Post by Rosemary O’Connor: The Shocking Truth About Supermom
The baby is crying, the dog is barking, your husband is snoring, and you look over at the clock and realize you went to bed just five hours ago. You grab the baby; let the dog out, and sleepwalk to the coffee pot. The dishes from the night before are still piled high...Guest Post by Kelly Fitzgerald: Self-Care Isn’t Silly, It’s a Necessary Act For Recovery
Years ago when I heard people got massages, or went to meditation, or took a “me” day I would scoff. How do they have time or money to do that? Seems like a complete waste of time to me. No one takes bubble baths in their 20s. Sure a massage might be nice, but it’s a...
Guest Blog Post by Veronica Valli: Whatever the Question? Balance is Always the Answer
No matter how far down the road to recovery I go, I find myself from time to time, in a hole. Or, I notice that I am acting out in behaviors that are unhelpful to me. When these things become apparent to me I nearly always discover it’s because my balance is...Guest Blog Post by Sarah Roberts: The Trap People Fall Into When They Get Sober
We don’t break habits; we replace behaviours. This truth is at the heart of everything I have done since getting sober. From the moment my drinking life finally came crashing down around me, I have gone about the business of creating an entirely different...
Guest Post by Rose Lockinger: Hate Will Never Be the Answer, Love is Always the Way
Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me a channel of thy peace! That where there is hatred, I may bring love. That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness. That where there is discord, I may bring harmony. That where there is error, I may bring truth....
Guest Blog Post by Susie Hopson-Blum: Women and Alcoholism
Unless you have personally witnessed a loved one suffer from alcoholism, it’s very difficult to identify the characteristics of an alcoholic. If I was to ask you to identify the female alcoholic in a lineup of 10 people, it would be impossible. Alcoholics come in all...
Guest Post: Older Persons and Opioid Addiction
It’s probably true that when most of us think about people addicted to drugs, the pictures that pop up are of younger or middle-aged persons, not seniors. Indeed, most people and service agencies focus on addiction as experienced by the younger generations. Often,...Guest Blog Post by Sarah Roberts: Becoming Who I Really Am
It is the morning of August 1st, 2002. I am 29 years old. As I lie in the fetal position, shaking and sobbing uncontrollably, I wonder how the hell my life will ever, ever go on without alcohol. I know I have to stop. My life has fallen apart. I know I have no choice....Guest Blog: Recovery Entrepreneur of the Week Heidi Smith from Addictive Designs
On April 22nd 2011 I had a much-needed moment of clarity. Somehow, I finally realized that as much I had been suffering from my addiction – the people around me who loved me were suffering more, and that included my own son. All that my beloved child wanted was an...
Guest Blog Post by Beverly Sartain: Find Your Recovery Footing Through These 5 Principles of Spiritual Psychology
I had the honor and privilege of studying Spiritual Psychology when I was 6 months sober. It was a 2 year Master’s Degree program that catapulted my recovery into full gear. By learning the principles of Spiritual Psychology, I was able to change my thinking and...
Guest Blog Post by Jen Matesa: Sex in Recovery
I’m going to tell you a story that, in all the years I’ve been writing about addiction and recovery, I’ve never published anywhere. It’s the backstory to my new book, Sex in Recovery. Two or three years into sobriety, it became impossible for me to take my clothes...
Coming Home
GUEST POST BY ALAINA BASKERVILLE-BRIDGES Last night my thirteen-year-old daughter’s Snapchat app bumped her out of her account. She clomped down the stairs to the living room where I had just settled in to watch the second season of Homeland on Netflix, and she thrust...
Why Is It So Hard To Stop Drinking? Four Things No One Tells You About Your Craving Brain
GUEST POST BY JOLENE PARK CN, CHC, RYT 200 Have you ever stopped drinking for a couple of weeks or months and then fallen off the wagon, beaten yourself up, and wondered why you can’t stick with it? Or, have you stopped drinking, but used other addictive substances or...
