SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY BLOG

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Recovery Bookshelf

My favourite recovery book hands down is, “The Language of Letting Go”, by Melody Beattie. When I bought this book in 1999, it was in the...

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25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned

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How To Work Collaboratively As Parents When Supporting Your Child Through Their Addiction Recovery

*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...

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How to Support a Loved One Who Self-Harms

March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...

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Stages of Change Model

The Transtheoretical Model which also goes by the Stages of Change Model, was developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo...

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Follow Your Bliss...

📸: @emma.e.arsenault Connect to be Free…… By Susan B. Raphael On February 18th, 1999, one woman’s life changed forever . . . Prior to...

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Purpose ~ Connect to be Free...

There I was, in a spa gazebo in the country, having a fabulous relaxation treatment and Bam - I had an “Aha moment”. I love it when that...

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Sharing My Recovery Story: How the Nature of Alcohol Nurtured my Young Addiction

With the support of family & friends who rallied behind me, walked before me and beside me, I celebrated a milestone anniversary of 20 years

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When we're Triggered: How to Stop Reaching Defensively

Every single moment your live - awake and aware inside your life - is another tiny (or huge) opportunity for healing, even your moments on F

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When you've been drunk your whole life, who are you when you get sober?

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