There’s a moment in long-term recovery that nobody talks about enough. It’s not the relapse. It’s not the rock bottom. It’s the flatness. You’re technically doing well. You haven’t spiraled....
You were doing well. More than well, actually. You were showing up. Making your bed. Attending therapy. Saying “no” to the old things that used to have their hooks in...
You ghosted. You stopped coming. Maybe you relapsed. Maybe you got scared. Maybe you were just tired of talking about your feelings in a room full of strangers. Whatever the...
The smile is rehearsed. The tree is decorated. The champagne is poured. And somehow, none of it touches you. You’ve planned the meal, wrapped the gifts, RSVP’d to the parties....
When someone you love is unraveling in front of you, it can feel like the whole world is collapsing in slow motion. You see their pain. You carry it. You...
When I got my diagnosis, I thought it would bring relief—and it did. For about five minutes. Then came the fear. Not of the condition itself, but of what treatment...
You don’t feel broken. But you don’t quite feel okay, either. It’s a strange place to be—functioning on the outside, but feeling something’s off underneath. Maybe it’s the stress that...
Thanksgiving is supposed to be about connection. Gratitude. Maybe even healing. But for a lot of people—especially the ones who’ve tried to stop drinking before—this holiday can feel like a...
They’re home. The treatment center doors closed behind them. And now, it’s your front door that matters. For weeks—maybe longer—they’ve been in a structured environment, learning how to feel without...
There’s a quiet kind of panic that can hit the moment someone suggests a “higher level of care.” It’s not always fear of getting help—it’s fear of what that help...
