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Recovery from substance use is rarely a straight line, but one common mistake can sabotage progress just when you feel safest: relaxing too quickly. T...
Why 'Just Relax' Backfires: The Paradox of Forced CalmnessWhen you first get sober, almost everyone—friends, family, even some counselors—offers the s...
Early sobriety often arrives with a paradox: the work that saves you can also exhaust you. Between daily meetings, therapy sessions, journaling, and t...
The first weeks and months of sobriety are a delicate balancing act. You're learning to live without the substance that once numbed your emotions, and...
You've stopped drinking. You've told your closest colleagues you're 'taking a break.' You're showing up to work on time, hitting your deadlines, and f...
Early sobriety hits differently when you're used to being the person who figures things out. You're a problem-solver at work, a planner in life, and s...
Introduction: The Deceptive Comfort of the Empty NestWhen I first got sober over twelve years ago, I believed the hardest part would be white-knucklin...
If you've ever set a quit date, stocked up on distractions, and then relapsed within a week, you're not alone. Most people's first attempt at sobriety...