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Receiving Gratitude is Good for Your Recovery

Receiving Gratitude is Good for Your Recovery

When the concept of gratitude comes up in conversations about recovery, it is generally considered in terms of how the person who has regained their sobriety can express gratitude. People in recovery are advised to express gratitude in a variety of ways, such as by...

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Our Greatest Hits Collection of Recovery Advice

Our Greatest Hits Collection of Recovery Advice

When you discover a musician or band that you really like several years after their career began, you might be looking for a quick way to get a sense of their music to date. One way to do that is to listen to a greatest hits record. These compilation albums won’t give...

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How to Cope With Loneliness in Recovery

How to Cope With Loneliness in Recovery

How often are you hanging out? According to a new book by Sheila Liming titled Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time, most of us are not hanging out with friends or family nearly enough.  In a feature in the online publication Slate, Dan Kois writes of the...

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A Deeper Dive Into Co-Occurring Disorders

A Deeper Dive Into Co-Occurring Disorders

If you have read a few of our blog entries, you have likely encountered the phrase “co-occurring mental health disorder.” The idea is that it is possible—indeed, it is common—to be struggling with a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder at the same time...

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