Food Sensitivity in Venice: Diet’s Role in Digestive Health
Guest Blog The standard diet in Venice, Italy, is usually full of rich sauces, pastas, and dairy, though fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats play a vital role. …
Your Inner Critic Is Tired, Too: A Gentler Way to Listen
by Martha Fernandez, LCSW Here is a composite, built from patterns that come up again and again in therapy. A woman closes the best quarter her team has ever …
Breaking the Cycle: How Legal Consequences Can Become Catalysts for Lasting Recovery
Guest Blog You never imagined you’d be standing in a courtroom, listening to a judge discuss your future. The weight of legal consequences feels …
A Tale of Two Cancellations
by Cassie Jewell I travel whenever I can. So far, I’ve been to 35 countries, and my life goal is to visit all 195 countries in the world. People frequently …
Why Your Brain Feels Foggy After Quitting: Understanding the Recovery Timeline
Guest Blog You’ve made the decision. You’ve put down the substance that controlled your life for months or years. You expected to feel better …
When the Same Pattern Keeps Returning
by Mafalda Carvalho Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “Next time, I will respond differently,” only to hear yourself giving the same …
The Distance between Being Moved and Choosing Where to Go
by Massimo Lorusso For years, people could move me without my being able to move myself. That difference taught me more about recovery than any slogan ever …
Find Your Encouragers
by Jennifer Bonn Not everyone around you will clap for you as you chase your passions. That stung for a while because I wanted the people closest to me to …
Overlooked Reasons Why People Relapse Despite Doing Everything Right
by John J. Giordano, DHL, MAC, CAP, CCJS I’ve watched it happen for thirty-nine years. A man comes into treatment and does everything we ask. He goes to …
Why Hearing From Someone Who’s Been There Changes How Recovery Feels
by Rachel Gibson It’s the fifth day of treatment, and the room still feels like somebody else’s. A staff member sits down across from a new …
How A Belief Quietly Proves Itself Right
by Live The Life Of Your Dreams Think of something you believe about yourself that you would rather not believe. Maybe it is “I’m bad with …
How to Stay Emotionally Grounded When Life Feels Uncertain
Guest Blog Life is unpredictable, and no one knows what lies just around the corner. You may encounter uncertainty around health, relationships, finances, …
How to Rebuild Healthy Routines After a Major Disruption in Life
Guest Blog Life-changing moments happen, and they are not always happy. Imagine how serious illness, injury, job loss, relocation, divorce, or grief can turn …
Actionable Tips for Seniors To Keep Their Muscles Strong
Guest Blog Aging can gradually change how easily your muscles support the movements you rely on every day. An article in The Conversation notes that starting …
Why So Many Young People Feel Unable to Cope With Work, Life, and Themselves
Guest Blog A growing number of young people today are not simply “stressed”. Many feel emotionally exhausted before their adult lives have properly begun. …
Leaving the Stroke Behind
by Cassie Jewell The stress of supervising a residential program during COVID shook me. My easy confidence began to crack. I started drinking again. Then my …
Ghost Cat (2004)
Cats have been part of the paranormal stories, at least in the entertainment world, for at least a century, but probably forever. The Canadian TV movie Ghost …
We Used To Party – Sober Comedy Show with Dustin Ybarra and Greg Baldwin
Comedians Dustin Ybarra and Greg Baldwin are launching the first We Used to Party, a sober comedy event designed to show that recovery can include laughter, …
Supporting Healthy Aging through Nutrition and Eye Wellness
by Teja Kurane To age healthily, you need the combination of nutrition, exercise, sleep, preventive medicine and disease control. Eating a proper diet which …
When Sharing the Caring Becomes an Act of Love
Guest Blog There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a family when the realisation arrives. You have been managing, adapting, covering the gaps, …
There Is No Referee in a Family
by John van Sicklen Maeck II “Being harmed is something that happened. Victimhood can become somewhere you live.” For years, I kept waiting for a referee …