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14
Aug

Identifying Your Emotional Triggers Before They Wreck Your Progress

When you’re in recovery, it’s not just substances you have to watch out for—it’s also the emotions, situations, and memories that can set you on edge and tempt you back toward old patterns. These moments are called emotional triggers, and...
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07
Aug

Healthy Coping Mechanisms That Don’t Involve Substances

When you’re in recovery, one of the biggest shifts you make is learning how to cope with life’s ups and downs without turning to substances. For a long time, drinking or using drugs might have been how you dealt with...
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25
Jul

Why Men Often Struggle to Ask for Help with Addiction

On the outside, you might look like you have it all together. You’re holding down a job, showing up for your family, and keeping things moving. But inside, the weight of your addiction may be wearing you down. It can...
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17
Jul

How to Navigate Dating and Relationships in Recovery

You’ve done the hard work of getting sober, and now you’re starting to think about what comes next. Maybe you’re asking yourself if you are ready to start dating. Or maybe you’ve met someone new and aren’t sure how that...
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11
Jul

What Recovery Looks Like After Treatment

Completing treatment for drug or alcohol addiction is a huge achievement. You’ve done something incredibly hard—something that takes courage, commitment, and honesty. But if you’re like many people leaving treatment, you might also feel a little unsure about what comes...
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03
Jul

Embracing Every Step in Recovery

When you’re in recovery, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how far you still feel from where you want to be. Maybe you’ve just taken your first step into treatment. Or maybe you’ve been sober for a while but are...
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19
Jun

The Importance of Sleep in Recovery

When you’re in recovery, your body and mind are doing some serious healing. You’re learning to live without the substances that once controlled your life, and you’re working hard to rebuild relationships, regain trust, and find peace within yourself. But...
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13
Jun

Understanding Cravings and How to Cope with Them

When you’re in recovery, cravings can feel like sudden waves—strong, unpredictable, and hard to ignore. But here’s the good news: cravings are a normal part of the healing process, and you’re not powerless against them. The more you understand where...
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22
May

Addiction and Legal Trouble: What You Need to Know

If you’re struggling with drug or alcohol use, you may already know that addiction can affect your health, your relationships, and your sense of self-worth. But one of the most serious and often overlooked consequences of addiction is legal trouble....
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