It Didn't Start With You
The ACEs quiz measures 10 childhood experiences linked to health challenges in adulthood—but your score isn't your destiny. Learn what the quiz captures, what it misses, and why awareness is the first step toward healing.
Who Are You Now? Finding Your Core Values in Recovery
So here we are, on the other side. We made it through the storm of addiction, or trauma, or mental health crises (maybe all of the above). And for the first time in a long time--maybe ever--we're healing. But maybe we're asking ourselves the question: "who even am I and what do I want for my life?"
From Surviving to Thriving During the Holiday Season
63% of people find holidays more stressful than tax season. If you're white-knuckling through December, you're not broken—the season is legitimately hard. Here's how to shift from surviving to thriving, with practical tools for managing triggers and protecting your peace.
Why Safe Spaces Matter in Early Recovery
Everyone tells you to avoid triggers, but they don't tell you where to go instead. Safe spaces in recovery aren't just places your substance of choice isn't available—they're environments where you can be honest, make mistakes, and figure out who you're becoming. Here's how to identify the spaces that actually support your recovery and build the infrastructure you need to thrive.
Rebuilding Your Life in Recovery
For years, maybe decades, your substance or behavior made decisions for you. Where you went, who you spent time with, how you spent your money, what you did with your time. It was exhausting and destructive, but in a weird way, it was also simple. Your life had a structure, even if that structure was slowly killing you.
Now that structure is gone. And you're expected to just know how to build a new one?
The truth is, most of us don't.