Addiction, or substance use disorders, affect millions of Americans and even more family members and friends. Currently, statistics show nearly 15 million American adults have an alcohol use disorder, and 8 million have a drug use disorder. Alarming statistics like this raise many questions. People want to know more about the substances hurting so many families. We answer the most …
Hiking Has Many Benefits Hiking combines all the benefits of physical exercise with the beauty and serenity of nature. Not only do we improve ourselves physically, but we gain major mental health and spiritual benefits. Incorporating hiking into our exercise routine can be one of the best ways to improve the healing of our mind, body, and spirit in recovery. …
Early sobriety can be a time when our stress and anxiety can feel overwhelming. The false sense of relief that came from intoxication is no longer present in our lives, and our brains are going through a process of healing. Twelve Step recovery fellowships suggest we take on the practice of meditation as a means of achieving conscious contact …
If you are new to sobriety, you may have already heard other people in recovery suggest that you stay single for your first year. If you are wondering what staying single has to do with recovery, you might be surprised that it has a lot to do with staying sober. In your first weeks and months of recovery, everything is …
