08|2025

Is It Addiction or a Mental Health Disorder? Untangling the Threads of Co-Occurring Struggles

As an Executive Director overseeing an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) designed for individuals with both mental health and substance use disorders, it’s vital to recognize the complexity and interconnectedness of these dual challenges. Individuals often grapple with overlapping struggles, making it difficult for both them and healthcare professionals to determine whether they are dealing with… Read more »

Category: Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Depression, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Resources

05|2025

Women in Recovery: A Deep Dive into the Realities, Risks, and Roadblocks Women Face on the Path to Healing

Breaking stigmas, unveiling truths, and empowering women to rise through recovery. The Gendered Face of Addiction Addiction may be universal in reach, but its impact is anything but uniform. For women, substance use disorders often carry a different weight—a tangled intersection of biology, trauma, societal pressure, and deep-rooted stigma. Recovery, too, plays out differently, with… Read more »

Category: Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Family Recovery, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Resources

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11|2022

Holiday Season Preparation for Fending Off Relapse

Make preparations in advance. Recovering addicts need to assemble a “recovery kit” they can take with them before joining their families for holiday celebrations. This kit would include contact information for the recovering person’s sponsor and therapist. People in recovery that may be traveling out of town need to bring reading material, whether it is… Read more »

Category: Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Family Recovery, Personal Growth