Creating a Work/Life Balance in Recovery
While treatment is often seen as the critical turning point in moving from addiction to recovery, for many in recovery the question of how to most effectively balance their time between their professional and personal lives is an ongoing issue. Many people in recovery...
Managing Career Stress in Recovery
Treatment is only part of the process that people with any type of addiction must go through on their paths to clean and sober lives. Addiction treatment, particularly inpatient treatment, typically lasts thirty to ninety days. In this period external stress,...
Remove Toxic Relationships in Recovery
One of the more challenging issues for those in addiction recovery is the process of distancing themselves from toxic people. Often, over the period of the addiction, there are harmful, toxic and destructive people that become central in the addict’s life. In...
Independence or Interdependence?
What is independence? Independence is not only a word but also a state of being that many of us have learned to respect, strive for, and even idolize… And, not just on the Fourth of July! Upon entering adolescence, the vast majority of us begin to crave...
