Relationships & Boundaries – Raw Recovery Journey https://rawrecoveryjourney.com Stormborn Sobriety Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:15:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-large-thunderbird-32x32.png Relationships & Boundaries – Raw Recovery Journey https://rawrecoveryjourney.com 32 32 Stormborn Sobriety: Conflict Resolution in Recovery — 10 Rules That Protect Your Sobriety https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/conflict-resolution-in-recovery/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:02:23 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=719 We of stormborn sobriety know the chaos we have sown across every facet of our lives. From the streets to the bedroom, we brought conflict like weather—unannounced, violent, and somehow always “justified.” We learned how to win arguments the way addicts win: by any means necessary. Twist the facts. Raise the volume. Weaponize vulnerability. Make […]

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]]> Resentments in recovery and family: Stop over-giving before you relapse https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/resentment/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:12:55 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=712 Recovery doesn’t just change who you are. It changes what people expect from you—and what you expect from them. Most resentments in recovery aren’t born from some dramatic betrayal. They’re built like plaque: tiny deposits, day after day. Twenty dollars here. A ride there. “Can you call your sister and smooth this over?” “Can you […]

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]]> Dating in Recovery: Boundaries that protect your brain and your body https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/dating-in-recovery/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:37:35 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=706 Dating in recovery isn’t about “finding love” first—it’s about not losing your life, your sanity, or your sobriety trying to feel chosen. The point isn’t to become heartless. The point is to stay alive long enough to become real. Dating in recovery isn’t about “finding love” first—it’s about not losing your life, your sanity, or […]

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]]> Friends who still party: how to say no without the speech https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/how-to-say-no/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:29:22 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=694 You’re not “being dramatic.” If you’re in recovery, getting pulled back into party scenes isn’t cute, and it isn’t “just one night.” For a lot of us it’s a relapse pipeline that ends in jail, the ER, or a funeral. You don’t owe anyone a motivational speech while your life is on the line. The […]

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]]> Love Under Siege: When Helping an Addict Starts Enabling Addiction https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/enabling-addiction/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:11:30 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=689 I remember the lie that used to live in my mouth before it even reached my brain: “This is the last time.” It wasn’t always meant as a con. Sometimes it was desperation dressed up like a promise—said to keep the door open, keep the lights on, keep the panic down for one more night. […]

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