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Traveling in recovery can be challenging, but it can also be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do.  When you were an active drug or alcohol abuser, there were likely many things keeping you from seeing the rest of your state, your country or the...

Journaling in recovery can be great for you!  Writing down your thoughts and feelings can help alleviate stress and can teach you a great deal about yourself.  Writing daily is an excellent habit to start, and once you get in the swing of it, the benefits are...

Addiction recovery often proves to be a lengthy process. Although an alcohol or drug addict may allocate significant time and energy to prepare for recovery, unforeseen challenges may crop up during this process. If these challenges become too overwhelming, a...

Rock music and drug culture are linked in the minds of many, and now that you are in recovery, you may be thinking that your days of having fun and seeing live music are over.  Smaller bands generally perform in bars, and you would like to avoid those.  Larger bands...

The MusiCares Foundation was established in 1989 by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, a group best known for their production and presentation of the Grammy Awards every year.   Although MusiCares is not very old, it has changed and...

Now that you are feeling strong and confident in your recovery, your attention may be beginning to turn away from yourself, and instead turn towards ways you can help others.  Certainly, you can be a big help simply by participating in support groups or even taking...

Most people believe that vitamins and supplements can be very helpful in supporting our health. A survey by the Council for Responsible Nutrition found that 84% of Americans feel confident that dietary supplements are safe and effective.  According to that same...

In order to be successful in recovery you must persevere! But what is perseverance, and how does one cultivate it?  This character trait is not strongly inherent in all humans, but it is certainly something you can nurture and build.  Without it, you will probably...

Rational emotive behavioral therapy, also known as REBT, rational therapy, and rational emotive therapy, was created and developed by American psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis in the 1950s.  It is a branch of psychotherapy that helps people to work through their...