One of the most common things a newbie asks about the 12 steps, is how long is this going to take? It’s understandable. Even if you won’t admit it, we know you’re excited about recovery. Who wouldn’t be? But here’s the thing. “Everyone recovers at his or her own pace and experiences sobriety in his...
It’s easy for anyone in recovery to feel positive about turning it over when everything seems to be going great. We essentially know, with practice, that letting go and allowing a greater force in life to direct us feels better, but sometimes we run into situations where practicing this principle is painful. We’ve pulled together the...
Have you ever wondered about what being an addiction counselor is like? Well, read on, because you are in for a treat. Our growing team of addiction counselors are an integral part of our addiction treatment programs. Our amazing client to counselor ratio allows team members like, Matthew Longoria, CATC, CDS, to work with our...
Recognizing character defects in others is sometimes easier than recognizing our own. Part of the rehab and recovery process for substance abuse means identifying our personal character defects and recognizing how we let our character defects hinder recovery. 5 Ways Your Character Defects Hinder Your Recovery Why do character defects hinder recovery from addictions, not...
