Encouraging Recovery

I want to offer some words of comfort, information and hope to anyone on a journey with addictive or other maladaptive behaviors that get in your way OR if you are trying to understand it in someone else. I wish you the best, and hope you'll send me any thoughts.

Recovery Dee

Mar 25
6 min

Encouraging Recovery When People are Tired and Frustrated

I find it hard some days to know how to encourage people who are tired and have been thinking about their drinking or drug use or other...

Getting Through the Holidays in 2020 when You’re in Addiction Recovery

Recovery Dee

Dec 18, 2020
5 min

Getting Through the Holidays in 2020 when You’re in Addiction Recovery

It’s been on my mind that the holidays are always a tricky time for people struggling with addiction. It can be a time when we see...

How I Finally Stopped Drinking -- Without Rehab or AA

Recovery Dee

Nov 23, 2020
8 min

How I Finally Stopped Drinking -- Without Rehab or AA

I didn’t know that I was looking to recover online.

Make Sure Your Beliefs are Working for You

Recovery Dee

Aug 24, 2020
9 min

Make Sure Your Beliefs are Working for You

We can adjust our beliefs, as our understanding of ourselves and the world evolves and deepens. What are Beliefs? belief : something that...

Recovery Dee

Mar 26, 2020
5 min

How to Get Started Stopping

Do I think it's better to gradually reduce or to stop altogether? I don't know. I think that's really up to the individual. For me, the...

Recovery Dee

Feb 6, 2019
6 min

Is Abstinence the only Answer?

Am I an alcoholic? Am I an addict? Do I have to quit completely, forever, ALL substances, if I have a problem with one? Am I doomed? I...

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