The Perfect Diet for Recovery and Life
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Matthew Lovitt, Master Nutrition Therapist, is back for more! Last month he shared with us the complicated relationship between sugar and sobriety. This month he...
View ArticleHow has addiction affected me?
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Ben Emerling is a content writer who works in the Metro Detroit area. Creative writer by day and avid adventurist by night. He dedicates his life to helping people...
View ArticleThe Difficulty in Admitting Relapse (by guest Joseph Sharp)
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Today we are featuring Joseph Sharp, author of Quitting Crystal Meth: What To Expect And What To Do, Living Our Dying, and Spiritual Maturity. In addition Joseph...
View ArticleAddiction and Mental Illness
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Annette Marshall is a long time married, mom of 4 kids. She blogs about her journey to wholeness from the affects of the disease of addiction in those I love. Her...
View ArticleHow I Got Clean: Robby Cooper of Detroit Muscle
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Here is an excerpt from the new novel, Detroit Muscle, author Jeff Vande Zande. He tells the story of Robby Cooper, an OxyContin addict in early recovery. His...
View ArticleWhat AA Taught Me
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Laura Silverman is the founder of The Sobriety Collective, a resource and blog created to celebrate recovery, especially through creativity, in all its forms. In...
View ArticleHow Do You Tell A Loved One You’re An Alcoholic?
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Kelly Fitzgerald is a writer based in Southwest Florida whose work has been published on sites like the Huffington Post, The Fix, Ravishly, BuzzFeed, and SheKnows....
View ArticleWhy is Daily Check-In so Important?
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support A daily check-in is one example of an easy and effective method for improving your daily life. A check in will allow you to share specific situations, improve...
View ArticleThe Importance of Starting Sessions and Goals
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support When starting your journey to sobriety it is key to define and describe recovery as well as demonstrate and practice recovery oriented skills. A continued plan for...
View ArticleBecoming Aware and Taking Action
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Kyczy Hawk is author of “Yoga and the Twelve Step Path” and “Life in Bite-Sized Morsels” and “From Burnout to Balance” among others. She is the founder of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Community Building in Recovery
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Having a community to rely on is extremely important during recovery. In the beginning, the use of substances creates a path of secrecy and lies. An individual...
View ArticleAlternative Takes on Higher Power
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Often when going through a 12-step program and others based off Alcoholics Anonymous people get lost at the notion of turning to “higher power”. For someone who is...
View ArticleHaving a Relationship with an Adult Child of an Alcoholic
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Writer and speaker Amy Eden Jollymore is back with us for her second guest post! Last week she shared with us “They Did The Best They Could “. This week she is...
View ArticleWork at Addicaid
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support We’re looking for the innovators, the instigators, the pioneers, and the rebels in recovery. The unwavering desire to make an impact on addiction is what unites...
View ArticleDoes Online Recovery Really Work?
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Guest blogger Bye-Bye-Beer is back again this week with another excellent original post. Last week she wrote about her first 23 months of being sober. This week...
View ArticleRecovery Pathways Are Not Always Pathways By Bill White
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support The addiction recovery experience has been sliced and diced in all manner of categories: secular, spiritual, and religious; natural recovery, peer-assisted, and...
View ArticleI Am NEVER Drinking Alcohol Again!
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Lotta Dann wrote her way sober with the help of an anonymous blog called ‘Mrs D Is Going Without’, which started out small but slowly turned into something...
View Article7 Tips for Parents of a Child with an Addiction
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Jim Savage is a leading proponent of increased family involvement and support as an effective tool for improving treatment outcomes. His book Rehab Works! A...
View ArticleHow To Manage Chronic Pain
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support We often see ourselves using substances as a way to deal with pain. While they may numb the pain at the time, they can contribute to a larger issue. Substance use...
View Article23 Months of Sobriety (by ByeByeBeer)
Addicaid - Addiction Recovery Support Bye-Bye-Beer started her blog in 2011 shortly after she stopped drinking. She shares with us her fears and struggles about staying sober and her discovery of a...
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