Your First Year in Recovery: What to Expect
Quitting drugs or alcohol, either by entering a detox center or doing it on your own, is just the first step in the long journey that is recovery. The first year in recovery is the most tumu...
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How to be a Sober Girl
Who wants to get sober, I mean really? Didn’t your heart sink when you finally realized you couldn’t drinkanymore and the ‘fun’ was over? Even though by the time you quit drinking it had sto...
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The Advantages Of Being An Addict
I am a big fan of Malcom Gladwell. For those who are unfamiliar with him, he is the author of famous works such as "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers." Both of these books had huge impacts on...
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Addiction - Cunning, Baffling and Powerful
The word addiction is one that conjures up vivid imagery in one’s mind, whether or not an individual is in recovery. We often see the end products of what addictive behaviors and actions do...
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Three Inspirational Recovery Stories
The National Health Service, the UK’s publically funded healthcare system, estimates that around 9% of men in the UK and 4% of UK women show signs of alcohol dependence (source). These kinds...
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