Like so many things in life, dating can require a person in recovery to develop new habits. What you used to think of as a fun date may not fit with your new, sober lifestyle. Fortunately, meeting up for drinks isn’t the only way to get to know a prospective significant other. 10 Sober Date...Read More

It is natural that when our loved one gets sober we assume that everything will be all right and let our expectations about a loved one’s addiction recovery run away with us. Since addiction is a family disease, it is almost guaranteed that the person who has stuck with the addict and tried to get...Read More

Many in recovery are familiar with the Serenity Prayer. The very first line is asking God for the serenity to accept the things one cannot change. This is the basis of the concept of radical acceptance: to stop fighting the things one does not have the power to change. What Radical Acceptance is Not Radical...Read More