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About Planning An Intervention... for Yourself

Learn how to plan an intervention for yourself. There are countless pathways to recovery but none of them are walked alone. Find out what needs to be done, based on what's possible - not on what's ...

by Jim LaPierre, May 2025 Intervention

Coping with Post-Disaster Stress and Anxiety

by John Lee, Apr 2025

Feeling stressed and anxious after a disaster is normal. Here is some information on what feelings are normal after a disaster, with tips on managing and reducing feelings of stress and anxiety - and also, information on when to get professional help for serious stress or mental health symptoms.

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What You Need to Know about Protracted Withdrawal

by John Lee, Mar 2025

Learn about protracted withdrawal, why you might experience unpleasant symptoms and what to do if your symptoms just won’t go away.

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8 Ways Meditation Keeps You Sober

by John Lee, Feb 2025

If you aren’t meditating already, here are 8 very good reasons for you to consider taking it up. Whether you’re still drinking or using and trying to control yourself, just starting off with treatment or long down that winding and difficult recovery journey, stopping yourself from taking that next drink or line or hit is always going to be a challenge. Fortunately, while you may never be able to erase temptation from your life, you can take some steps to build up your resilience against cravings as you also build up your overall levels of health and happiness.

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Alcohol Addiction - the Straight Facts

by John Lee, Jan 2025

The difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction (alcoholism), what puts you at risk of becoming an alcoholic and what to do once you’ve crossed that invisible line to addiction.

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