Regaining financial control over one’s life is an important part of the recovery journey. However, people in recovery can have a difficult time getting a new checking or savings account with a financial institution due to poor money management habits from the past. One of...

College is a time of personal growth and newfound independence. For many students, this period of experimentation includes exploring one’s relationship with substance use. “The tight-knit relationship between college and alcohol and drug use dates back to the earliest years of the nation’s history,” says...

Have you ever felt judged by your own thoughts? This is what we call self-stigma, and it’s a big challenge for many people in recovery from addiction. What is self-stigma? When you hear the term “stigma,” most people imagine a select group of people who...

A bridge and a couple of miles are all that separate McAuley Residence in Portland from Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in South Portland. But for the women of McAuley Residence, a two-generation residential program for women in substance use disorder recovery, getting to...

Chris Madden comes from a family of record-breakers. His father and grandfather were marathon runners with many successes under their belts. Chris was athletic throughout his life, from team sports to martial arts to CrossFit and yoga. As a young boy, Chris admired his father...

Washington County’s Recovery-Friendly Network by Amy Paradysz In a surprising turn, economists in Washington County, Maine, found that nearly 3,000 working-age people were missing from local employment figures. The question was, who were these people, and where were they? A Deep Dive into...