I know first hand how scary it can be to go to rehab for an addiction. Knowing that you no longer will be able to use your drug of choice to self-medicate, knowing that you will have withdrawal and the dreaded thought of being sober for the rest of your life… Luckily, these thoughts are temporary. Hopefully, by the end of an inpatient stay at a rehab facility, you may begin to feel like I had, like you were on top of the world, a “pink cloud” as they call it. The truth is, the real … [Read more...]
The Family of Recovering Students at Mississippi State University
A family is defined as a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity, affinity, co-residence, or a combination of the above. The Collegiate Recovery Community at Mississippi State University is a family. The entire town of Starkville is that way. Strangers will often happen upon the college town by mistake and wake up ten years later to find themselves still here – and that’s because of the community that resides in Starkville. It is a rare occasion to go across town from one side to the … [Read more...]
Recovery In The University: College Of Charleston
Charleston is Changing Recovery and Education. For many years, addiction and recovery have remained taboo topics. Many times addicts would have to suffer in silence due to their families trying to keep the matter “hush-hush”, out of fear of being ostracized from their community. In the last twenty years or so, this standpoint has greatly changed, and families now more than ever are trying to actively find help for their loved one who is suffering from addiction. What is sad, however, is that … [Read more...]
Stigma, Relationships and Mental Illness – #ASN Episode 3 [VIDEO]
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Let me just say it's good to be back making videos again. We've been busting out buts putting together this college recovery directory and I am so happy to get it launched. On that note, we are diving full steam ahead with the videos once again. In this week's episode, I answered a few different questions about the stigma of addiction, I briefly touched on relationships (although I admit I dodged the questions a bit) and also on mental illness. I feel great about getting the show back and … [Read more...]
People in Recovery Can Change the World and This Week’s Top Stories
Happy Friday, I can honestly say that after all these years, things are finally starting to settle down at Sober Nation. I don't know if any of you know, but I have finally been able to hire an employee and he has been the coolest. His name is Jake. Feel free to Facebook troll him. With his help, we have been able to automate the content process and the outreach process which has freed up my time to get back into the video's, blogs and create new platforms. One of those platforms is our … [Read more...]
