How to Prepare for When Your Loved One Comes Home: Awaiting the homecoming of your loved one from rehab will bring a whirlwind of emotions. You will most likely feel excited for their return. At the same time, it is not unusual to feel apprehensive as well. Aside from the fact that you have redesigned...Read More

After your loved one goes to a substance abuse recovery center, you will probably feel a momentary relief. Following a tumultuous period where you more than likely spent day after day trying to help them get better, shifting your focus to healing yourself should become a priority.Read More

Upon entering into a substance abuse recovery facility, clients will face a “blackout period” in which their ability to contact the outside world is restricted. Depending on the facility, the length of the blackout period will vary. For many recovery facilities, the blackout period lasts five days and is essentially a prohibition of outside communication—meaning...Read More

While an initial break in contact is important, visiting your loved one in rehab can be essential to their recovery. So what should you expect for your visit? When it comes to family visitations, drug and alcohol recovery facilities have different policies. Some centers only allow visitation during a few hours on designated days.Other facilities...Read More

In order to address the ways we deceive ourselves about sobriety and what it requires, consider a few of these common myths about sobriety. Sobriety requires self-care and diligent self-honesty. If we don’t take steps toward identifying the underlying emotional disturbance, our addiction can shapeshift, leading us to substitute one addiction for another. Sustaining sobriety...Read More