Healing from addiction comes with the gift of finding oneself, but unfamiliar is the feeling of loss and grief. Air escapes from the tired cracks worn around your soul, for it’s time to breathe again. The once sturdy bones perceived to never yield, now aching so deeply will mend once more. Memories foggy in nature,…
By Recovery Coach Michelle At a time in the season where storms and quiet collide, many of us struggle emotionally alongside the winter season. Often self-reflection is forced in hibernation, struggles surface within the storms and the feeling of change digs from within our daily monologue. Trees during fall have shed away in anticipation of…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 12.8.2022 – For some people, the end of the year brings images of happy families gathered around tables full of turkey dinners, or around Christmas trees by cozy fires while holiday music fills the room. For others, the holidays can be a much darker and more difficult time –…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 10.14.2022 – I believe that recovery can be initiated in treatment, but it really happens in the community. From personal experience, I know just how important it is to my recovery, to keep myself busy in a safe environment alongside like-minded people. Luckily, over the years our community has…
By Recovery Coach Lauren I was recently in a training where I heard someone say “Deep change cannot be achieved through shallow solutions.” I remember thinking how these 8 words have such great meaning in my life. I remember the first time I was actually ready to give recovery a shot. I realize now…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 7.8.2022 – The summer months can sometimes be a challenge for people in early recovery. Memories of substance-infused parties, concerts, and family gatherings can temporarily gloss over the harsh realities of the substance use disorder you have left behind. Maintaining recovery during the summer will depend on continuing the…
