5 Tips for Healthy Holidays
By Courtney Robbins, CAC-II
The hallmark of any good holiday movie or sitcom is the moment when things don’t go as planned. Who doesn’t love a good joke about…
Taking Ownership of Sexuality in Recovery
By Amanda Holloway, LPC
Everybody knows that “sex sells.” This is true of so much of the advertising we are exposed to, that many of us never consider wh…
I Can’t Say No | Boundaries
Addiction is an isolating disease, for both the addict and those who love him or her. The addicted individual becomes preoccupied with obtaining, storing, and…
The Danger in Keeping Family Secrets
Families living with addiction are often families who keep secrets. The anxiety and stress of living with an addict are a daily part of their lives, so in orde…
The Opioid Challenge in America
It’s certainly no newsflash that opioid dependence has become prevalent in America. But the fact that teenagers and young adults are more likely to abuse opioi…
When Life Became Unmanageable | Alumni
I had my first drink at sixteen, and what started out as relatively normal teenage rebellion and social experimentation, quickly became daily drinking by the t…