Mental Health

In a previous blog post, we provided some daytime tips for getting better sleep at night.  This time out, we are going to focus on some tips for nighttime. Getting quality sleep is an important way to support your sobriety as well as your mental and physical health, so taking your sleep routine seriously is...Read More

All of us are subject to the full range of human emotions. Sometimes, we know what causes a certain emotion (for example, when seeing someone you love makes you feel happy). Other times, the source of an emotion is less clear (for example, when you wake up feeling sad and are not sure why). No...Read More

Many a child has heard a parent say something akin to, “Watch your tone of voice when you are talking to me!” It is the kind of thing a parent says when a child is disrespectful or sarcastic or flippant. The child’s parent may take as much issue with how the kid said what they...Read More

Most of the time, we do not think too much about air. Our bodies naturally breathe in and breathe out without requiring our attention. The air is there, we need the air, and our respiratory system just takes care of things on our behalf. It might also be said that most of the time, we...Read More

In a recent entry, we started a Casey Kasem-inspired countdown of our favorite pop culture references across our blog.  Numbers ten through six included: Budgeting is Important (Popeye) A Collection of Quick Tips (Classic Catchy Songs) Recovery is a Journey (“Life Is a Highway” and “It’s the Climb”) Questions of Willpower Don’t Apply to Recovery...Read More

If you have read a number of our blog entries, you may have noticed that we have a tendency to use various aspects of pop culture—songs, movies, comics, and more—to make our various points about sobriety and the recovery journey. In this entry, we will use another staple of pop culture—the countdown, as popularized by...Read More

Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert? Extroverts often find social interaction to be fun and energizing. Introverts often find quiet time alone to be more fulfilling and energizing. So if you are the kind of person who can’t wait to go to the party, you are likely extroverted. And if you are...Read More

Two Great Things That Might Not Go Great Together You have reclaimed your sobriety. You are in love. Taken one at a time, each of those things is simply wonderful. Taken together, however, those two things can be in conflict—especially if your partner does not want to give up drugs or alcohol. Whether your partner...Read More

Do you experience higher levels of anxiety in the evening? There is a good chance that you, like many others, find nighttime to be the part of your day during which you feel most anxious. That anxiety can disrupt your ability to get the rest you need—and that can be the beginning of a negative...Read More

Recovery Advice Brought to You By the Letter “L” If you or someone you love is a Sesame Street fan, you might remember Bert and Ernie’s duet called “La La La.” It is not as famous, perhaps, as “Rubber Duckie” or “I Love Trash” or “C is for Cookie,” but it is a solid exploration...Read More