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The Blame Game: A Fun Exercise for Learning Forgiveness

by Justin Kunst | May 3, 2016 | Rehab Aftercare

Forgiveness doesn’t always come easily. The struggle to let go of our resentments and forgive those who have harmed us can take quite a while, especially for deep-seated resentments that we have held for several years. But if we wish to achieve long-term sobriety, we...

Fulfilling the Twelve Promises: Part 4

by Justin Kunst | Apr 8, 2016 | Addiction, Rehab Aftercare, Treatment

Last month, we noted in our article on the Third Promise that it was technically only one half of a longer sentence contained within Chapter 6 of the Big Book. The second half of that sentence has been turned into the Fourth Promise, which is much shorter than the...

Seven Heavenly Virtues: Humility

by Justin Kunst | Apr 4, 2016 | Recovery

Humility is the most important of the Seven Heavenly Virtues, which is why it has been chosen to end this series. Much as pride is often seen as the root of all the Seven Deadly Sins, humility is in many ways the attribute which breeds the rest of the virtues. Without...

Seven Heavenly Virtues: Patience

by Justin Kunst | Apr 1, 2016 | Recovery

The penultimate article in our series on the Seven Heavenly Virtues may come as a surprise to some. Not the concept of patience as a virtue—which is, after all, a rather common expression—but rather the fact that its counterpart in the Seven Deadly Sins is generally...

Seven Heavenly Virtues: Charity

by Justin Kunst | Mar 31, 2016 | Recovery

In the most recent installment of our series on the Seven Heavenly Virtues, we mentioned that kindness meant more than just charity. Of course, the two clearly still go hand-in-hand. And once recovering addicts and alcoholics have learned the basics of kindness, it is...

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of a Harm Reduction Model

Jan 15, 2021

What Is Harm Reduction? In the case of substance abuse, harm reduction is a proactive approach to making drug use—both legal and illegal—as safe as possible. These practices address broad social and health issues. Harm reduction is a concept that can be applied to any...

How Being Organized Can Help Life In Recovery

Jan 7, 2021

Marie Kondo’s Netflix may have caused the latest decluttering fad, but psychologists have long known the benefits of tidiness and the positive impact it can have on the lives of recovering addicts. With nothing to lose (but everything to gain), here are 3 major ways...

Causes & Signs of Alcohol Poisoning

Dec 31, 2020

Despite being a legal substance, alcohol is very much a drug—and one that has very real and potentially fatal consequences. Alcohol poisoning is the most severe side effect of intoxication that can occur. The CDC estimates that it results in an average of 2,200 deaths...