by Rob Cline | Aug 1, 2024 | Recovery
When was the last time you visited your local public library? Maybe you are a regular. Maybe you drop by infrequently but wish you could find time to go more often. Or maybe you have not been to a library in a really long time. If you fall into that last group, you...
by Rob Cline | Aug 1, 2024 | Addiction, Recovery
In a couple of recent blog entries, we have considered how journaling can support your sobriety and provided some ideas to help you get started. While we do believe that keeping a journal of one kind or another can help firm up your recovery, we also understand that...
by Rob Cline | Aug 1, 2024 | Addiction, Recovery
Three Recovery Strategies: A Breathing Technique, a Counting Technique, and a Gratitude Technique When you are in recovery for a substance use disorder, you know what your goal is: Maintain your sobriety. But while that is a fairly straightforward and clear goal, it...
by Rob Cline | Jun 28, 2024 | Recovery, Addiction Recovery
The baseball season is underway—and America’s Pastime might be the sport that best serves as a metaphor for the sobriety journey (though that has not stopped us from using another sport for this purpose). That is because the baseball season is long. Each team plays...
by Rob Cline | May 3, 2024 | Recovery, Rehab
Pick the Right Recovery Program for You When your time in residential treatment comes to an end, it is an excellent idea to start attending meetings with others who are in recovery from a substance use disorder. But how do you know which recovery program is right for...
by Rob Cline | Apr 25, 2024 | Recovery, Mental Health
Forgiveness and New Beginnings Demond Tutu—a South African theologian, a human rights activist, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—has this to say about forgiveness: Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning. It is a powerful idea—and it...
