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Sober living homes are forms of transitional housing designed to support people overcoming substance abuse issues. Residents become more independent, with encouragement and social support through the sober environment created in the sober living home. Typically, these residences are based on the 12-Step philosophy, but as sober living homes become more popular, more recovery philosophies […]

The Role of Relapse in Addiction Recovery Because addiction has previously been considered a failure of willpower, people who relapse might believe that they are defeated or have failed. This is not true. Addiction changes brain chemistry, and sometimes brain shape, and treatment is a long-term process of changing the brain back as much as […]

Getting a job is one of the many steps that will help you to stabilize in recovery. Though it may not immediately be your dream job, it is a good way to add positive structure to your new life once you have determined your schedule for therapy sessions and support group meetings. Many people look […]

Whether you are clean and sober or actively living in addiction, the fact is that you won’t always get what you want in life. From the relatively insignificant things (like the movie you had been looking forward to turning out to be a total fail) to huge life-altering events (like an unwanted divorce), how you […]

There is a great deal of scientific research that supports the use of holistic therapies in the treatment of addiction – not only during the initial treatment period in the first months of recovery but also for the long-term. Though they should not be used alone, they can be a hugely beneficial addition to a […]