Getting sober is a huge accomplishment. It’s one that should be celebrated, remembered, and shared often. A sobriety calculator is just one tool that sober living residents and rehab alumni can use to keep their sobriety top of mind. Unlike a normal calendar or time tracker device, sobriety calculators are mobile apps that can be […]
Category: Recovery
10 Reasons to Add Yoga to Your Daily Routine
Yoga is incorporated into addiction recovery programming in many rehab centers, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that many recovering addicts have their first encounters with it in the early stages of recovery. But even after rehab, yoga can be an excellent addition to your daily routine, providing countless physical, spiritual, and emotional benefits in […]
How to Cope with Insomnia in Sobriety
According to the Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy, insomnia is extremely common during alcohol recovery and is associated with an increased risk of relapse.1 Although getting adequate sleep is an essential part of thriving in a life of recovery, taking medications to treat insomnia may not be the best option, as people in recovery […]
What Does It Mean to Have a Spiritual Awakening in Sobriety?
You may hear many people in recovery talk about having a spiritual awakening, but what does that mean exactly? While bringing up spiritual matters may turn some people away from the idea of getting sober, it’s important to recognize that spirituality does not have to be intertwined with a belief in a particular God. Spirituality […]
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Sobriety?
Staying sober after rehab can be a challenge. It’s an entirely new lifestyle change that will require continued hard work and effort. Every individual in recovery will experience setbacks in sobriety, as they are just a natural part of life. Despite those challenges, a life of sobriety can be extremely rewarding and there are many […]
How to Tell Your Recovery Story
Updated on May 14th, 2021 If you enter programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or enroll in a sober living program with other people in recovery, you may eventually be faced with the task of sharing your recovery story. For some people, the prospect of doing this may be very scary and foreign. If you have […]
What are the Top Reasons to Join a Recovery Support Group After Rehab?
After you’ve completed a drug and alcohol rehab program, you may be tempted to think that you don’t need continued support; that as long as you stay away from alcohol or drugs you’ll be fine. Unfortunately, this is the type of thinking that leads straight to relapse and away from long-term sobriety.
How to Deal With the Holiday Blues and Maintain Your Sobriety
Updated on August 11th, 2020 Early sobriety is a time full of challenges, adjustments, milestones, and change, which can all be very exciting and advantageous, but also overwhelming. The sobriety journey is different for everyone, but all people in recovery will face various challenges and obstacles as they learn to adopt a new sober lifestyle. […]
Helpful Tips for Setting Recovery-Oriented New Year’s Resolutions
With 2018 right around the corner, you may be starting to think about New Year’s resolutions and goals you’d like to set for yourself in the upcoming year. Setting goals is an important part of maintaining sobriety and continuing your own personal, emotional, and spiritual growth.
7 Excuses for Not Drinking
It’s officially the holiday season and you may have several holiday parties coming up on your agenda. Whether it’s a social event for work, with friends, or a family engagement, it can be expected that most holiday parties will involve alcohol.
10 Great Sobriety Gift Ideas
Whether you’ve started your holiday shopping or not, the holidays are upon us, and this time of year is all about giving. Giving a gift is a great way to show someone that you care, especially if that someone is facing a particularly difficult season of life.
How to Support Family Members Who Are Recovering Alcoholics
Updated on December 17th, 2020 Addiction recovery is a long-term process and a highly-individualized one at that. No one person’s recovery journey will be identical to another’s, and as a family member or friend of an addicted loved one, it’s important to remember that you play a vital role in this process.
Halloween Sobriety Tips for People in Recovery
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] There are many risk factors that may put a person in recovery at risk for relapse. Most commonly, these risk factors include stress, negative or positive emotions, and certain people, places, or things.1,2 Although these risk factors will vary based on the individual, all people in recovery should know which […]
How to Rebuild Relationships After Rehab
Updated on August 11th, 2020 Addiction is frequently referred to as a family disease because it affects the entire family unit, not just the person who is using drugs or alcohol. Relationships affected by addiction are inevitably damaged as a result, and most often, spouses, parents, children, and friends suffer the most. How Does Addiction […]
5 Apps That Can Help You Stay Accountable to Your Sobriety
Whether you’ve been sober for years or days, everyone struggles sometimes. Recovery is an ongoing process and you may find yourself needing some additional support after completing rehab. Fortunately, there’s an app for just about everything—even sobriety maintenance. While Eudaimonia does not support the idea that an app can take the place of addiction treatment […]