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Asking for Help Can Be Hard. But it is also Essential.
If you are old enough (or just have a taste for classic television programs), you are probably familiar with Arthur Fonzarelli—known to most as Fonzie or the Fonz. The Happy Days character, portrayed by Henry Winkler, was the coolest guy around with his leather...
The Case for Moderation in Recovery (No, We Don’t Mean Drugs or Alcohol)
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, knows the importance of not overdoing it when it comes to his popular product. He puts it succinctly: Ben & Jerry's is an indulgent dessert that should be eaten in moderation. You should not be replacing more than...
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...
One Weird Trick – Sampling a Series of Ways to Support Your Recovery
If you spend any time at all on the internet, you have almost certainly seen a headline that starts “One Weird Trick…” The internet ad or article might be suggesting one weird trick for losing weight or for stopping hair loss or for regulating your blood sugar. As a...
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...
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...
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...
What If Your Sponsor Isn’t Working Out?
In a recent blog, we wrote about the importance of finding a sponsor to support you on your recovery journey. We talked about the ways in which a sponsor—a person who is farther along in their recovery than you are in yours—can provide support, advice, and...
Consider Finding a Recovery Mentor Instead of (or in Addition to) a Sponsor
We have devoted a couple of recent blog entries to sponsors. We considered what a person in recovery from a substance use disorder should look for in a sponsor, and we made some suggestions for ending a relationship with a sponsor when things don’t seem to be working...
Perhaps a Pet Would be Purr-fect for Your Recovery
A recent episode of the podcast Now & Then titled “Horses, Cats, and Chickens: Animal Power and Us” has us thinking about pets. In the episode, the two historians who host Now & Then—Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman—explore the many roles animals have...