Running, But Not on Empty
I might have attributed it to the fabled 'runner's high' had I not met so many dedicated runners who denied experiencing one--
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What to do After Treatment
There will be times where you catch yourself lying either in your head or to somebody– fix it, there is major growth there when you do.
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Landing On Your Feet
For most of us, personal risk management boils down to inserting a process of logical reasoning between the desire and the action.
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Running for Recovery
It’s difficult to gab or text with your friends or play Candy Crush while you’re struggling to assume the yoga position.
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New Life, New You, New Job
Rebuilding trust is no easy feat but if you have a friend or family member willing to let you crash on the couch, you will have to do just that temporarily.
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Recovery at Work
Do what you promised, regardless of employee or the job they hold. Fairness is important, and fairness is a perception.
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Tossing the Playbook
We’ve come a long way in treating addictions, but we’re still not very successful at convincing a patient to stick to a treatment regimen.
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Statute of Limitations
It’s sometimes said that the justified ones are by far the most dangerous. They’re the most difficult to let go of, and the most likely to develop into an obsession.
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First Drink
…provoking is behavior that encourages a return to use.
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One Man’s Recovery
If there’s one drug we’re all reluctant to give up, it’s our prejudices.
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Searching for a Substitute
If addiction really is a brain disorder based in complex adaptations to a substance, then who’s to say those adaptations won’t occur with a different drug?
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Anonymity Dilemma
…struggles can actually serve as a disincentive to someone who knows you and is now beginning to peer uncertainly up their own long and bumpy road of life change.
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Five Amazing Life Lessons Recovery Taught Me
Ralph nailed it. He’s right- what’s in the past and what’s in our future is nothing compared to what is ultimately inside us.
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