Should I Keep My Time in Drug Rehab Secret?
While you’re in alcohol and drug rehab, it is relatively easy to speak about your experience. You are among a group of people who have been through similar things as you. Your addiction is why you are there, after all. But what happens once you leave rehab center? Should you keep your time in drug…
How Mindfulness Can Give Perspective in Recovery
“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference” – the Serenity Prayer In the Serenity Prayer, we ask for the wisdom to know the difference between what we can and cannot change. Without that wisdom, we can get stuck…
How To Deal with Addiction as an Individual
Something very disconcerting has been happening over the last couple of months in the midst of COVID-19. Instead of speaking about people, everyone has begun talking in numbers. Politicians, health experts, and the everyday person all have opinions which weigh up the numbers of dead. Some insist we must do everything to limit the number…
Caffeine Risks Explained
Do you drink coffee every day? Is it the first thing you do after you wake up? Would you find it hard to function without coffee? Is drinking coffee evryday an addiction? Every coffee drinker thinks about these questions at some point. But for recovering addicts, the implications are different. The caffeine in coffee certainly…
3 Famous Singers Who Beat Addiction
Most of the narrative around addiction in the media focuses on the tragedies. Stories about people who succumbed to addiction make for much more drama than stories of hope and forgiveness. We are therefore more likely to hear about a celebrity going into rehab than coming out sober. Unfortunately, we are also more likely to…
Tips For Staying Safe from the Coronavirus in Rehab
The coronavirus is the big media story of 2020 so far. Originating in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the virus has spread across the entire world. Recently, it has started spreading more rapidly in the US. Many people are panicking, while others can’t quite see what the big deal is. As always, the appropriate response…
Music Therapy Can Help Addiction Recovery
While in rehab, I was given the opportunity to try music therapy to help with my addiction. But I had a few misgivings. Since I was young, music has been my creative outlet. I always loved singing, and I learned to play both guitar and drums. Even when my skills were unrefined, I was writing…
How to Feel Gratitude During Rehab
Gratitude is spoken about a lot in drug and alcohol rehab. Recovering addicts talk about their gratitude for surviving as long as they have. They talk about gratitude for having another chance. There are countless possible outlets for your gratitude. However, some of us are a little more cynical about gratitude. After all, much of…
Why to Keep Your Faith After a Relapse
Addiction does not just end. Everyone seems to know this, from addicts to their loved ones to people with only a passing association with addiction. When someone leaves rehab, there is a not insignificant chance they will return at some point. The natural question after relapse is: what makes this time different? This is one…
How To Forgive Yourself In Rehab
Is it possible to forgive yourself in rehab when you’ve hurt the people you love most? For my daughter’s sixteenth birthday weekend, my husband and I had planned a Friday night dinner, gifts on Saturday morning, and shopping on Sunday afternoon. Melissa was excited by the itinerary, but more so to spend time with her…