The holiday season is once again upon us, and it’s a great time to get back together with friends and family. This has been a rough year, and while many people have canceled their Thanksgiving travel plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are also...
Trying to help your loved one get sober can be extremely difficult. If you’ve ever talked to them about their drug or alcohol problem, or if you’ve ever seen a real-life intervention, you know that the person can get extremely defensive. Sometimes,...
Addiction recovery is difficult for many people, and unfortunately, some people relapse. Although there are many signs of relapse for you to look for, one that often goes unnoticed is the brain’s various biases. Cognitive biases are something that...
Being sober around various holidays can be difficult for many people in recovery. For those in recovery, Halloween may have been a day for you to go out party hopping while in your active addiction. As you’ve realized, now that you’re sober, those...
It’s nothing new that staying sober is much easier than getting sober. When you go to treatment, you’re given many coping skills to manage triggers and cravings, but a great way to develop better habits is to create what’s known as a Ulysses Contract....
The United States has been in an opioid epidemic for nearly two decades now, and New Jersey is one of the most impacted areas. The epidemic started with opioids being marketed as a non-addictive prescription pain killer, but this wasn’t true. Currently,...
When you get sober by going to treatment, you’ve made a crucial first step, but it’s important to remember that recovery is a journey. Many people make the mistake of thinking that after treatment is over, the work ends. The reality is that relapse...
Although we live in 2020, and there’s plenty of scientific evidence around the disease of addiction, there’s still a stigma. Many people believe that addiction is a choice, and while picking up the first drink or drug is a choice, we need to understand...
There are an endless amount of reasons why people begin abusing drugs or alcohol. The primary cause of addiction in the world today is when someone is trying to self-medicate a mental illness. But one of the other major causes of a person’s addiction...
Recently, Dr. Benjamin Hardy released a book titled Personality Isn’t Permanent. Hardy is a psychologist who specializes in how personalities change overtime. While this is an excellent book that’s definitely worth the read to anyone out there trying...
