Practicing self-care is an important aspect of addiction recovery, but it is often confused with selfishness. Grabbing the biggest piece of cake is selfish, but eating healthy foods when you are hungry is self-care. Here are a few simple ways to nurture yourself. 1....

Practicing yoga is beneficial for the addiction recovery process and sober living because it helps you calm your mind and build a strong personal control over cravings and frustration. Yoga also improves your patience and concentration, and helps to ease issues with...

Recovering from addiction requires you to heal both your mind and your body. Often while using, many people don’t realize how far they’ve let themselves go. After addiction rehab, you may find yourself looking in the mirror at a greatly diminished, much weaker body...

When people are able to escape the hold of addiction, it opens up the door to a whole new life with new opportunities, part of which includes re-entering the work force. After all, generating an income to support oneself is often a necessity. If you are recovering...

Staying busy and partaking in fun social activities are important when you're going through the addiction recovery process. Boredom can cause an unintentional temptation to drink or use drugs. Life after rehab presents many challenges and some of these are easily...

The path to sober living can often be a daunting one. It can get very lonely and it’s easy to feel isolated. But there is one innate power that we often forget we have control over: the power of the mind. This is activated by strengthening the power from within. With...

Life after addiction rehab can be just as hard as life in rehab. It's important for those on the road of recovery to be surrounded by supportive people and environments. Fortunately, America contains a handful of cities that are known for being sober-friendly. These...

Cutting off ties to old friendships that are unhealthy to your new sober lifestyle can cause a temporary period of loneliness. Making new friends can seem a daunting task, especially if you’re recently sober and potentially suffer from low self-esteem. However, humans...

Living with an addict can be exhausting. Your family, including the addict, has experienced quite an ordeal, but the journey to sober living has only just begun. It might look like a long process, and that's because it is; however, there’s hope. Recovery is possible....

Keeping your sober living promises are not as hard as you might think. Sure, there are a lot of road blocks along the way, but once your mind is set and you have a positive attitude towards maintaining your sobriety, it’s easier than you might think. To help you keep...