Stormborn Sobriety
Stormborn Sobriety
Often the biggest trap to our entering a treatment program is the question, “What if I can’t afford treatment?” Treatment being expensive doesn’t mean you’re out of options—it means you need a plan and you need to move. SAMHSA explicitly…
Feeling worse after you quit is common, and it doesn’t automatically mean you made the wrong choice—it often means your body and brain are recalibrating after dependence. Still, feel worse after you quit can also be a red-flag phrase, because some withdrawals can turn dangerous…
Cravings aren’t a debate—they’re a pressure wave.When it hits, you don’t need a perfect life plan; you need a short list of moves that shut the craving down or at least weaken it long enough to stay clean. This article…
Your first recovery meeting can feel like punishment with folding chairs. If you’re new, there’s a decent chance you’re not walking in calm and inspired. You’re walking in fried, raw, embarrassed, angry, or physically sick. And you’re trying to sit…
If you’re here, it’s probably not on a good day. It’s on a “my life is leaking out through the cracks” day—money, trust, health, sleep, sanity. This isn’t a pep talk. This is triage: pick the right level of care so you don’t white-knuckle for three days, relapse on day four,…