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Peer Recovery Support Services – Build Lasting Recovery with a Little Help from Your Friends

Peer Recovery Support Services – Build Lasting Recovery with a Little Help from Your Friends

We often talk about formal treatment and self-help groups like AA, but we rarely mention the third essential pillar of recovery – peer driven recovery support services. Find out how recovery support services can help you stay clean and sober for good.

John Lee · 8/26/2013
Dangerous Anniversaries: Avoiding Recovery Pitfalls at 30 Days and 3, 6, 9 and 12 Months

Dangerous Anniversaries: Avoiding Recovery Pitfalls at 30 Days and 3, 6, 9 and 12 Months

Recovery milestones like the first 30, 90 or 365 days can increase your relapse risks. Learn about the specific dangers and pitfalls at each stage and get prepared to avoid them

Jim LaPierre · 7/24/2014
Finding Purpose and Passion through the Actions of Recovery

Finding Purpose and Passion through the Actions of Recovery

Learn how getting and staying sober can spark a life of purpose and passion.

Jim LaPierre · 4/29/2014
Pink Clouds & Other Pitfalls in Recovery

Pink Clouds & Other Pitfalls in Recovery

Early recovery is an emotional rollercoaster. We want to celebrate, recruit others to join our new fantastic way of life, make up for lost time and take on way too much all at once! With patience and prioritizing you can enjoy all the good without falling back into the bad.

Jim LaPierre · 7/16/2013
Quit Drinking? Now Eat Your Veggies! Understanding Alcohol-Related Oxidative Stress and the Role of Antioxidants

Quit Drinking? Now Eat Your Veggies! Understanding Alcohol-Related Oxidative Stress and the Role of Antioxidants

Learn what all that drinking did so you can know how to make up for it now. You can’t undo what’s done, but through good food and lifestyle choices today, you can restore good health, avoid exacerbating any damage, minimize your chances of disease and earn yourself a long and healthy life.

John Lee · 6/24/2013
7 Tips for Using Technology to Stay Clean and Sober

7 Tips for Using Technology to Stay Clean and Sober

7 tips and tricks for getting the most out of your phone, tablet and laptop as you work to maintain your recovery.

John Lee · 4/29/2012
How Good Can Life Be, Clean & Sober?

How Good Can Life Be, Clean & Sober?

In early recovery, we're easily left with a sense of loss when we romanticize euphoric experiences we had with our drug of choice (and overlook the costs). Are you looking through the wrong end of the telescope?

Jim LaPierre ·