Every month on our blog we feature stories of recovery from our addiction recovery podcast, TDH Voice. This blog originally appeared on tdhvoice.com and Joy’s story was also featured on episode 18 of the TDH Voice podcast. Though she never struggled with addiction herself, Joy’s experience with addiction has followed her through her whole life. Her...
Tag: <span>relationships in recovery</span>
How to Let Go of Toxic Relationships
This blog post originally appeared as a Facebook Live video with The Discovery House counselor, Tebei. All relationships are hard but have you ever wondered about whether someone in your life was adding to your life or merely taking from it? Let’s say you’re trudging up a hill and you have a carriage behind you...
How to Talk to a Friend About Their Drinking
Sometimes being a friend is about more than bathroom selfies and junk food fests that last into the wee hours of the morning. It can be challenging to come to terms with seeing a friend in trouble. If you know someone is struggling with alcohol abuse and want to help them, you’re already on the right...
Honest Advice For How to Support a Sober Friend
Written by Lindsey Whittaker Edited by Deb Kavis Years ago before I started working in the addiction field, I had friends who didn’t drink. They were sober for many reasons with varying differences. The one thing that always remained the same, however, was that as a “normie” I never knew how to be around them...
How Not to Deal With a Breakup in Recovery
Guest blog post by Single and Sober, a dating website tailored specifically for people in long-term recovery. We believe dating in recovery is possible and sober dating is our specialty. Valentine’s Day is a holiday pitched as the excessively pink day for romantic love. But sometimes we do not always end up with the right person, and...