The Importance of Aftercare Following Drug Rehab RecoveryBy Promises AustinMarch 22, 2012The Importance of Aftercare Making it through drug rehab treatment is a major accomplishment. Nevertheless, despite hard-won gains, there is still more ground to be conquered even after completing the program. It really doesn’t matter if the person in recovery has been using one or several substances, whether or not alcohol was involved or even…
Attitude Matters: How Changing It Benefits Your Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinMarch 19, 2012You know how the way you feel when you wake up seems to color your whole day? Well, when it comes to your attitude, or the way you portray your demeanor, it makes all the difference in the world when you’re in recovery. How can this be so? Don’t we all have the right to…
Conquering Problems or Issues in Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinMarch 12, 2012“We conquer by continuing.” – George Matheson, Scottish theologian and preacher (1842-1906) If we are feeling like we cannot possibly continue or that what we have to contend with is just too difficult for us to overcome, we need to sit down and have a good talk with ourselves. What we may be going through…
What Your Old Friends Won’t Tell You After Drug Rehab RecoveryBy Promises AustinFebruary 27, 2012Thinking about your fresh start in recovery may find you fondly reminiscing about the good old days, the times you caroused and partied with your “old friends” before getting serious and getting clean. But there’s an insidious danger in falling prey to these kinds of thoughts. And there’s definitely a big red stop sign that…
How Guilt and Shame Can Derail Your Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinFebruary 23, 2012Gut-wrenching guilt and shame over your past, if carried with you and allowed to remain, can seriously jeopardize your recovery prospects. When coupled with the recurring cravings and urges to use again, you’re liable to be hit with a double whammy. What can you do? Are you destined to lug around this useless baggage for…
Important Things to Leave Behind in Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinFebruary 18, 2012When you enter recovery, it should be a joyous time in your life. After all, you’ve come through drug or alcohol rehab more or less unscathed, at least from the standpoint that you’re now clean and sober and have some idea of the path you’ll be taking from here on out in recovery. The key…
Do You Really Need a Sponsor in Recovery? RecoveryBy Promises AustinFebruary 14, 2012If you’ve successfully completed rehab and are now in recovery, the first thing you should do is congratulate yourself on a significant achievement. You are now clean and sober and that’s the key driver toward maintaining your sobriety going forward. But if you are like most newcomers to recovery, this is an entirely new lifestyle…
20 Tips to Help Improve Your Self-Esteem After Drug Rehab RecoveryBy Promises AustinJanuary 31, 2012It’s normal to feel pretty low immediately after drug rehab, but if you’re still struggling to regain your self-esteem and it’s been longer than you thought it would be before you felt somewhat normal again, don’t fret. While it does take time to heal from all the damage that drug and alcohol abuse does to…
Stop Phoning It In – Learn To Walk The Talk In Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinNovember 29, 2011If you’re not seeing any forward momentum from your recovery efforts and feel like you’re stuck in neutral, could it be that you’re not really giving it all you can? Maybe you’re phoning it in. You could just be taking up space in the room and not really doing anything more than paying lip-service to…
5 Steps to Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude in Addiction Recovery RecoveryBy Promises AustinNovember 11, 2011“I’m different from everyone else.” This belief lies deep in the hearts of most addicts. Believing that we’ve been wronged and viewing the world as a harsh, unfair place allows us to continue our destructive behaviors. And while addicts have faced a number of obstacles that others have not, we are more helpful to others…
