In many ways, physical intimacy is much safer than emotional connection. The act of sex itself, after all, is fairly mechanical. But emotional intimacy creates a safe, supportive foundation for physical connection. Emotional intimacy requires a sense of vulnerability and letting go of control. You are essentially revealing your flaws and trusting that another person won’t reject you. Read More
Break Free NYFW is thrilled to announce that we are partnering up with Fashion Fights Cancer to give away two VIP tickets at our Designer Showcase featuring Project Runway’s Helen Castillo, Renee Cafaro, and Ashley Alt, with guest speaker and breast cancer survivor, Bershan Shaw of the Real Housewives of New York, as well as breast cancer survivor and model, Christine Handy who will be rocking the runway. Read More
The start of a new year is a well-known marker for setting goals, making plans, and adjusting our sails. Self-improvement Is often at the root of our New Year’s resolutions, as working on your self can improve the quality of your life. Read More
Sooner or later, it’s bound to happen. A snarky comment here. A condescending look there. We all know the benefits of healthy support in recovery, but not everyone is capable of providing that. Read More
When you think of vulnerability, what images come to mind? Do you picture revealing your deepest and ugliest secret? Are you imagining how it would feel if someone could read your diary- and then look you in the eyes after? Read More
While there is extensive information available to parents who have children struggling with addiction, there is scant advice for when the situation is reversed. If you are an adult with a parent facing addiction, you may feel angry, helpless, and alone. Read More
In early recovery, meeting new people is an entirely new adventure. Dating, which may have once represented drug-infused chaos, can even become a scarier tornado once you eliminate the mind-altering substance security blankets. Read More
One of the top resolutions made each year is to eat better, workout more and have a healthier lifestyle. We become committed to transformer our health with new diets and workout plans. Read More
Growing up in rural Connecticut with all kinds of animals, wild and domestic, I’d had plenty of experience to convince me how smart animals were, but I hadn’t seen anything quite like this. Read More
I once worked with a client who shared that her greatest fear of sobriety was losing all her friends. She had built a squad of sorts- a team of people who, in her opinion, had her back no matter what. She lived by these principles of fierce loyalty- one that prolonged her decision to quit drugs for years. Read More
He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, avoiding eye contact with his wife, the woman sitting less than a foot away from him, holding sixty days of sobriety after a multi-year spree of frenzied alcohol-induced chaos. Read More
One of the more difficult things about finding a roommate in sobriety is hedging your bet on whether or not they are going to stay sober. Read More
