Coping with Uncertainty: How to Take Care of Yourself Right Now
We’ve all heard the term unprecedented times throughout the past few years. It continues to be a fitting description of our current state of the world. Read More
Category: Living in Recovery
Sobriety Takes Center Stage at NYFW
Break Free NYFW, a sober fashion showcase, held its first showcase on Monday, February 14th. The featured designers include: Jacqueline City Apparel, Love Disorder, Adorn Your Clothes, and LadyCat. Read More
Atlas Mocked
There was a guy at work I liked, but he was straight. The other guys at work always made fun of him, jeering with mirthless laughter. He was the punching bag. Read More
Why Small Steps Often Mean More Than Massive Changes
Often, when we consider the notion of change, we only pay attention to the extraordinary measures people take to overhaul their lives. We think of the person who had the life-altering epiphany, the one who “woke up” one morning and decided to do everything differently. Read More
How To Talk To Your Loved One About Going To Rehab
You’re tired of feeling anxious and frustrated. You feel a little helpless- are they ever going to change or get better? Will you be stuck in this terrible cycle forever? Read More
Staying Strong in 2022: Maintaing Relsolutions
New Years Eve and Day looked a little different for everyone this year, however we all still entered with goals and resolutions to make 2022 much brighter, make ourselves much stronger and make those that we love feel even more loved. Read More
Know Your Why: A Conversation with Recovery and Mental Health Thought Leaders
Know Your Why is a virtual panel that will explore ways to get involved with the recovery community and the panelists why for what they do in their daily lives in their careers of working within the recovery and mental health communities. Read More
Meditations on Energy
This is the time of year when there’s always a lot of talk about light in the air. Read More
How to Practice More Self-Compassion (Even When Life Gets Rough)
Self-compassion often gets a bad rep. People associate being kind to themselves as selfish, conceited, or even narcissistic. Read More
Why Creating New Holiday Rituals Can Be Beneficial in Recovery
The holidays can be undoubtedly stressful. Additionally, the winter season may trigger unpleasant memories, difficult situations, and intense cravings when you’re in recovery. It’s important to prepare for these moments and plan for them in advance. Read More
Thinking Mindfully
I remember my first communion. I was thirteen, and it came after three endless years of confirmation class. I was primed for it to be a big event: not only joining the mystical body of Christ as a full, adult member of the church—a sort of Lutheran bar mitzvah—but also my first taste of wine. Maybe the top of my head would be blown off by some great revelation. I didn’t know what to expect. Read More
November Means “Men’s Health Awareness”
In a world where a man is told to show no emotions, to never show weakness, called cowardly for asking for help and to put their physical well-being on the back burner, it sometimes can get difficult to recognize that they are still human and all of this is an unrealistic request for a human. Read More