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Sometimes a mental health issue can sneak up on you. Unlike some physical health issues—a rash, a broken bone, a cough, and so on—mental health issues are not always easy to spot.  But keeping an eye on your mental health is extremely important. That is true for everyone, of course,...

In this blog, we have written before about the ways in which keeping a journal can support your recovery—and we have offered some advice for getting started. In this post, for example, we considered four different kinds of journals that might be useful to you in recovery. They included processing...

Ideally, your social media feeds would be filled with things you would like to see. That might include thoughts and photos from your friends, updates from folks you went to school with, birthday wishes, and engaging content about things that interest or inspire you. All of those things are available...

If you are a social media user, take a moment to think about the posts you see from your “friends.”  The odds are pretty good that most of them are positive: pictures from their vacations, various “humble-brags” about their careers, examples of funny or impressive things their kids have said...

When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, there are plenty of places it is a good idea to avoid. For example, you do not want to hang out at a bar. You should steer clear of any places where you used to purchase or use drugs. And...

Recently, we wrote about the ways in which building a budget can help you successfully manage your money. The central idea of that post was that having a firm sense of your financial situation helps reduce stress around money—and reducing stress is a great way to support your ongoing recovery....

Air travel occupies a unique spot in our collective imagination. The idea of flying through the air is, frankly, astonishing—even all these years since the first flight. So it only makes sense that we assign a variety of meanings and ideas to flight. Here are just a few examples: We...

Have you ever heard someone complain—under their breath or right out loud—“This meeting could have been an email”? Lots of folks feel this way about lots and lots of meetings. Maybe the boss likes to get everyone together even when there is no pressing business to discuss. Maybe a co-worker...

You are probably all too familiar with the impatience that arises when you have to wait in line. Oftentimes, that impatience comes with ending up in a line to do something you have to do rather than something you want to do. Examples of this phenomenon might include waiting in...

This blog is bursting with all kinds of ideas and topics. After all, the development and dangers of substance use disorders, the details of the treatment process, and the direction your recovery journey might take are all complex subjects. Each can be broken down into many individual parts—and each of...