Category: Sober Living

Dating Someone in Recovery

Most single people can write a book about their weird, awkward, and terrible dates. You are probably thinking of a few right now. However, the person you are dating right now is different.  Besides dating someone thoughtful and kind, you are also dating someone in recovery. For some people, dating someone in recovery from drug […]

5 Common Relapse Triggers: How to Avoid Them

More than 85 percent of individuals in recovery relapse in the first year after receiving treatment. It’s important to understand how relapse happens before knowing about the most common addiction triggers. Thoughts in our mind, as well as people and places in our environment, are all factors that can contribute to relapse. First, we’ll break [...]

Cave Paintings: 9 New Hobby Ideas to Support Your Recovery

Recovering is all about you, and what better way to celebrate a new start than with a new hobby? But let’s face it: no one person is alike, and we all have different interests. So which hobbies are best? If you’re painting skills are akin to a neanderthal’s, should you even bother? The truth is, […]

They Have What You Want: How to Find a Sponsor in Recovery

Relapse is more common than you might think. According to many reports, 40 to 60 percent of people relapse within a year of starting their sobriety. That's even with professional treatment in a Kansas City drug rehab. With the right resources and support system, however, you can avoid relapsing. Why ruin all of your progress [...]

The Benefits of Exercise in Addiction Recovery

Most people are well aware of the challenges that people face when they're going through the addiction recovery process. When people first quit drugs or alcohol, they often experience intense cravings. They also typically encounter a series of withdrawal symptoms. But one of the biggest challenges that people are forced to face over time is the boredom that [...]

Rebuilding Your Social Life: How to Find Sober Friends After Rehab

Addiction is a chronic disease that affects over 23 million Americans. Like many other chronic diseases, addiction can be treated but not cured. Following a treatment program or rehab, it's up to you to manage your recovery and avoid the triggers that fueled your addiction. When you're new to recovery, finding sober friends is an important part of that management. And the first [...]

Sobriety: Steps to Recovering from Substance Abuse

Why did you decide to get sick? Can you imagine, going up to someone with a cold, or flu, and asking them that? The absurdity of choosing to be sick applies to people who are struggling with addiction. Addiction isn’t a choice, it’s more like a complex illness. The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that struggling [...]