I was sitting in an emergency department in Fort Kent, Maine wearing nothing but a hospital “johnnie” thinking that I was suffering from mono when the doctor came in and notified me that the only one of the several tests they ran that had...
Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
Mental illness and substance use disorder often co-exist. It’s not always easy to determine which came first, but both are the result of a combination of genes and environment.
For those of us with a genetic predisposition, stress, adverse childhood...
For a couple in recovery, the journey across the many phases of growth can be surprising, challenging, and rewarding. We have found it’s helpful to understand these phases and the issues that may come up.
Twenty-four hour victories over maladaptive behaviors in the first year...
Building Blocks For Recovery
The recovery road is smoother for some people than others, and one of the reasons is that some people start out with more recovery capital than others.
If you start your recovery journey living in a house, with supportive friends and family,...
A little less stress, a little more happiness
These are stressful times and that may be the understatement of the decade. It’s the one thing that we all can agree on. The world is under pressure. It has been especially challenging for those of us...
When it comes to mental wellness for people in recovery, many of us still believe in the mistaken cause and effect that recovery must happen first before mental wellbeing can improve.
The truth is, wellness is at the very center of the recovery process. As...
