by Rob Cline | Mar 1, 2024 | Addiction Recovery, Mental Health, Recovery
Do you ever get the feeling that no one in your life really understands you? Maybe it feels like no one understands the challenges you are facing. Maybe it feels like no one you work with understands how valuable you are to the team. Maybe it feels like your partner...
by Rob Cline | Dec 20, 2023 | Addiction Recovery, Mental Health
One year is coming to a close, and another is about to begin. And as the calendar counts down toward a new beginning, many folks—perhaps including you—are thinking about resolutions.The resolutions we make at the beginning of year are often grounded in hope—or at...
by Rob Cline | Oct 11, 2023 | Mental Health
Here in late September, it is already apparent in several ways that the year is winding down. The kids are back in school. The baseball playoffs are upon us, and so is football season. Halloween decorations are starting to appear in stores (and in the windows and...
by Rob Cline | Jul 20, 2023 | Mental Health
Three Lifestyle Changes That Can Lower Your Stress Levels While stress is part of everyone’s life, too much stress is never a good thing. This is particularly true for people who are in recovery from a substance use disorder. High levels of stress can increase the...
by Rob Cline | Jul 13, 2023 | Addiction Recovery, Mental Health
Have you ever seen a quick-change artist—a magician or other stage performer who needs to rapidly (even instantly) change from one outfit to another? It can be an impressive bit of showmanship, often eliciting gasps and applause from dazzled audience members. In the...
by Rob Cline | Apr 12, 2023 | Mental Health
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...
