Are drugs and alcohol what the devil replaced the forbidden fruit with? Ha!! Really, can there be a more apt parallel for considering that while we are born into paradise, there can be a fairly persistent temptation to just always want more. Take that to the most basic level of desire and it makes one […]
There’s a lot of focus understandably on the challenges and opportunities in the initial day, month and years of abstinence from toxic substances. There’s less support and direction for building on one’s mental health in ways that overcome those negative emotions that inevitably re-emerge with clarity in sobriety and present an obstacle to fully actualized […]
Where and when is the point for you when change becomes a non negotiable requirement? When it comes to curbing self destructive behaviours, the sooner the better! Can you get out of trouble while ‘both cars are still in the garage’, an old adage to divorce and family breakups that become prevalent with ongoing alcohol […]
Escape is better sober, including to a beautiful mountain lake.