A July about Community We had a great time in July. Many times. We showed up for each other in parking lots and parks, around campfires and disc golf courses, over ice cream and card games. We watched the Brewers. We made s’mores. We did what this community does best. We showed up. Here’s a […]
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Treatment gives you built-in community. Group sessions. Shared meals. People who understand exactly what you’re going through, just down the hall. Then the program ends, and that structure disappears overnight. Nobody warns you how loud that silence can feel. Let’s talk about the truth of how to build meaningful community connections.
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Since 2011, July 24th has been International Self-Care Day. The date isn’t random. 7/24 stands for self-care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Self-care isn’t a spa day. It’s a daily practice. In recovery, a self-care practice isn’t optional. It’s part of the foundation. Self-Care Looks Different in Recovery Ads sell it as
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Nobody plans for relapse. And when it happens, the hardest part often isn’t the relapse itself, it’s everything that comes after. The shame, the fear that all your progress is gone, the voice that says you’ve proven something about yourself you can’t undo. This Monday, let’s talk about what’s actually true. Relapse Doesn’t Erase What
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Recovery asks you to face a lot of things head-on. But there’s a quieter, harder kind of work underneath all of it. And the dive in is called shadow work.
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Dear Future Self, I live with substance use disorder. My behavior will always reflect a desire, or the suppression of a desire, to use. The way I treat others is up to me, and me alone. When I am actively using, I am not only using substances, but I am using the goodwill and empathy
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Dear Future Self, I live with substance use disorder. My behavior will always reflect a desire, or the suppression of a desire, to use. The way I treat others is up to me, and me alone. When I am actively using, I am not only using substances, but I am using the goodwill and empathy
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