The Dopamine Deficit. Why Feeling Better Keeps Making You Feel Worse
The dopamine deficit is why you need more and more (fill-in-the-blank) to feel even okay, let alone good. But here's the hope: your brain can learn to reset and rebalance. Understanding the deficit is the first step.
Why Gratitude Might Be Hurting Your Recovery (And How to Fix It)
You've probably heard it a thousand times: Be grateful for what you have. Others have it worse. Focus on the positive.
And maybe you've nodded along while something inside you screamed. Because here's the thing—gratitude, when practiced the wrong way, can actually harm your recovery.
Daily Self-Forgiveness Practices
Self-forgiveness isn't a destination—it's a daily practice you return to, again and again. Some days it feels easier. Other days, the old shame comes roaring back. Here are simple, practical tools you can use today to begin forgiving yourself, even for the things that feel unforgivable.
Self-Forgiveness: Moving from Shame to Healing
What about the weight we carry from everything that came before? This is the space between "I'm sober" and "I'm worthy of this life I'm building." Learn why self-forgiveness isn't about excusing what you did—it's about freeing yourself to become who you're capable of being.
The 4 Rs: A Framework for Self-Forgiveness
What about the weight you carry from everything that came before? Learn how self-forgiveness creates space for lasting change—without letting yourself off the hook.