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Getting treatment for a substance use disorder is a pretty intense experience. It starts with medically supervised detoxification, a program that allows you to safely withstand the rigors of withdrawal in an environment that is free of temptations. Detox springs you free from the trap that so many people fall...

When was your last check-up? Maybe it was your yearly physical with your primary care physician. Maybe it was an appointment with your dentist to make sure your teeth and gums are healthy. Maybe it was a follow-up with a specialist to see how your recovery from surgery is going...

Are you a fan of board games? Maybe you like classic games like checkers or chess. Maybe you like more recent games like The Settlers of Catan or Wingspan. Or maybe you have a soft spot for games you played as a kid—or have played with your own children—like Candy...

Imagine you are a reporter covering a big story. To report that story fully and accurately, you are going to have to get the answers to a bunch of questions. And while the specifics of those questions will vary from story to story, in the end, they all boil down...

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....