Good morning, afternoon, or evening; wherever these words find you, I hope they bring a glimmer of hope for you or a loved one battling addiction. My name is Crystal Oertle and I am in recovery. I have over 6 years of sobriety, and March 6th is my anniversary. When I first started on my recovery …
By Gabriel Patel from Healthwellwise.com Finding Forgiveness for Yourself: Moving On With Recovery After a Relapse Addiction recovery is hard. Getting back on track after a relapse can be even harder. If you’ve fallen back into your old ways during your recovery, don’t be tempted to give up. Relapse doesn’t have to be the end …
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By Jason Lewis of Strongwell.org Last year was tough for a great many of us. In fact, drug and alcohol abuse is up, as are overdoses. That’s the bad news. The good news is that regular exercise can help you manage stress levels. It does so in two ways. First, by releasing endorphins, the …
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My name is Paige, I’m a 26-year-old single mother. I battled addiction for 14 years, before ever realizing it was a problem. I’m proud to say I am a completely sober woman today, raising awareness of the issue by sharing this story. Sobriety has always been such a foreign concept to me. So when people …
We are proud to bring you this article by one of our favorite guests, Isabella Koepf. Make sure and check out more information about her at the end of the article! Untangling the Web of Addiction Through Yoga Addiction can have a severe effect on a person’s life and the people close to them. …
We are proud to offer this guest post by Isabella Koepf (check out her bio below) These days, it often seems like our world is faced with constant difficulty and disaster, and it can feel easy to lose hope and faith in the world. But as the psychologist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl famously said, …
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We proudly present this guest contribution from Sara Popovic When I was first diagnosed with depression as a teen, I was considered a weirdo. But as I grew up, something changed. Depression was no longer so unusual and many people shared my story. The number of depressed people is growing constantly, and today, mental …
Hey you, yeah you. This is for you. You may have gotten here by accident, or you may have searched google trying to find some answers as to why you feel so bad, or that you feel hopeless, helpless, no use, how to stay sober, wondering why you can’t get certain thoughts out of your …
