“I’m Sober But I’m Still A Mess” Quitting alcohol or drugs is a massive change, but it is not the same thing as becoming well. Families often learn this the….

Alcohol Creates Emotional Distance and Defensive Living Alcohol creates distance long before violence becomes visible. The person who drinks heavily becomes emotionally unavailable, distracted, irritable, or disengaged. Their partner begins….

Methamphetamine is one of the most destructive drugs on the planet, and yet its true power isn’t in the chaos it creates, the paranoia it fuels, or the lives it….

Weekend drug users live inside one of the most deceptive forms of addiction, the kind that hides behind routine. They tell themselves they’re not “real addicts” because they don’t use….

Every family has one, the person who steps in when things go wrong, who smooths over tension, who minimises damage, who tries to keep a sinking ship afloat. When addiction….

For most people, the word “rehab” conjures up an image of someone lying in bed, sweating out toxins, finally “getting clean.” It’s a popular scene in movies, a few days….

The modern idea of “rehab” has been dressed up and sold like a wellness retreat, soft lighting, yoga mats, ocean views, and organic meals. It’s the Instagram version of recovery,….

No one prepares you for the kind of guilt that comes after addiction, the kind that seeps into your bones and whispers that you’ve ruined everything. For parents in recovery,….

No one can wound us, or awaken us, quite like family. They built the blueprint for who we are, for better or worse. They taught us how to love, how….