Restarting After A Relapse

Jan 8, 2018

Restarting After A Relapse Some people will tell you that relapse is part of recovery. I think it’s better to say relapse is part of the disease of addiction. As someone who has been to treatment four times and relapsed multiple times, I know, firsthand, how hard it...

5 Things I Learned During Addiction Treatment

Jan 5, 2018

5 Things I Learned During Addiction Treatment I didn’t want to go to treatment. Who does? I couldn’t grasp the concept of being away from my drug of choice and how I would survive without it. I was in the depths of despair and I didn’t think there was a way out....

5 Ways to Support Your Loved One in Seeking Treatment for Their Addiction

Dec 4, 2017

It can be extremely difficult when you see the person you love choosing drugs or alcohol over everything in their life. You may look at your loved one and not even recognize them. The joy and life that used to be so present on their face has disappeared. You feel...

Letter from an Addicted Daughter: The Difficulty In Loving Me

Nov 28, 2017

Dear Mom and Dad,I wake up every day and the first thing on my mind is getting high. I can’t stand to be in my own skin any longer. If I feel for too long, I shrivel up inside. I can’t feel this pain. I have to escape it and be rid of it and the only way I know how to...

Love Addiction Stopped Me from Getting Sober and Clean

Nov 16, 2017

When I was 26 years old, I met a man I quickly fell in love with. He was intelligent and passionate and he held a master’s degree in Art History. He spoke French and he could cook and he would buy me red velvet cupcakes from Sweet Lady Jane’s on Melrose Avenue. He was...