Life is filled with those who aspire to become better people. When addiction strikes, however, the desire to be a better person gets replaced with the aim of getting high or drunk instead. Once you get sober though, you can get back on the path to continue to grow into a better person. With personal […]
Author Archives: Drew Powell
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For sobriety to work, effort must take place to create momentum in recovery. Momentum is defined as “the quality of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity” which is relatable to recovery. The moving body is you, the mass is your program, and the velocity is your spirituality. […]
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As you sit in your recovery meetings, you may find yourself listening to others with a “what were they thinking” perception. Rather than lend support, you start to negatively evaluate them and their actions. As you judge them without knowing the full story, they are just trying to be vulnerable in what is considered a […]
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Therapy is often misconceived as something unnecessary. Laying on a couch while you spill your guts to a stranger can seem daunting or a waste of time, but, therapy is what you make of it. In some way, shape, or form, the point is to get your feelings out in the open, so you no […]
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Media channels have been covering the vaping epidemic for months now, In October, after Michigan became the first state to ban e-juice flavors, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also revealed some startling statics about the negative effects of vaping. The CDC has reported that not only are people developing lung illness, but […]
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In order for your sobriety to stay intact, boundary-setting must be a part of the equation in your recovery program. You may be squirming just thinking about setting boundaries because you would do anything to avoid confrontation and you are unsure how to set a boundary anyway. Boundaries probably make you feel uncomfortable which is […]
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The latest advertisement for Volkswagen talks about how everyone is concerned with knowing how fast a car goes from zero to sixty but then turns the question around by asking, “Shouldn’t you know how safe your car is going from sixty to zero?” This got us thinking in the same terms but relating this ad […]
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Drugs and alcohol can create a whole new alter ego that you were not aware existed before you became intoxicated. Although you may be modest when sober, you could find yourself dancing on the bar taking off articles of clothing. While you may be happy go lucky without drugs and alcohol in your system, add […]
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Drugs and alcohol are notorious for breaking a person’s sleep cycle. Whether you are staying up all night (or for days in some cases) or you are passing out after a long and hard bender, it is safe to say that you are probably not getting a good night’s rest because of the copious amounts […]
We usually only think of addictions surrounding drugs and alcohol, although someone can show tendencies of digital addiction. When we think of digital, the first thing that comes to mind is how much people use their phones today. Everywhere we go there is someone texting, FaceTiming, posting on social media, or streaming something. If the […]