Browsing: Addiction

What happens when you finally stop running from yourself after more than fifty years? For Ann, the answer came at 77 years old, in a moment…

Trauma is often talked about as something that happens in the mind. But for many people, the first signs of trauma show up in the body.…

It’s late. The lights are low, there are candles flickering on the nightstand, and you’re snuggled up to your partner when they give you that look. The…

What happens when someone who grew up surrounded by alcohol, who watched it destroy relationships and fuel violence, eventually picks up a drink themselves—and doesn’t see…

Are you ready for change? Are you hoping your child is ready for change as well? Change is something we all experience. When our kids are…

If game day usually equals drinking day, you’re not alone. The stats don’t lie: Americans consume around 325 million gallons of beer on Super Bowl Sunday…

The Big Game is about more than football—it’s a cultural event filled with food, friends, commercials, and traditions. For people in recovery, however, game day can also bring challenges.…

If you cracked open a well-loved copy of This Naked Mind or The Alcohol Experiment, you’d notice something. Bent pages. Underlines everywhere. Notes scribbled in the…

Do I have a drinking problem if I don’t drink every day? You don’t need to drink daily—or ‘have a problem’—to decide alcohol isn’t worth it.…

Have you ever wondered if quitting drinking without being miserable is actually possible? For Anya, alcohol-free living seemed to require constant willpower, endless struggle, and accepting…