As someone who wrestles with addiction, you likely lied and told stories about your addiction. Maybe you lied about where you went and who you spent all that time with, where the money went, and what you had to do to get it back. Not communicating...
Life in Recovery
Here’s How You Can Take Recovery with a Dash of Humor
Treatment is a great place for many people to experience recovery for the first time. Feelings of anxiousness and fear are common and may take the form of dread at what lies ahead as you think about what is coming down the road. Trying to find the...
Smiling Can Change Your Brain
If you have ever seen the holiday movie, “Elf,” you might remember a line that says “smiling’s my favorite!” Few people argue that smiling is bad for you because there are so many positive benefits to smiling. Even if it is not your favorite thing...
Are You Better Than You Think? The Answer is a Definite Maybe
Now you have made the choice to get sober and give up drugs and alcohol, all you want to do is stay on the straight and narrow. Somewhere deep down you believe this can happen if you strive for perfection, but another part of you might waver. Fear...
Can Art Really Shift My Perspective on Life?
Everyone wants ‘the good life,’ whatever that means. It seems like everything nowadays is about attaining the best life possible, the best body ever, the most satisfaction with your life ever. How much more satisfied we are is not likely packaged...
Failure Has a Lot to Teach Us About Success: Here’s Why
One huge roadblock to success is not failure itself, but fear of failure. Fear of failure is often worse than failing because it keeps you from reaching your full potential. Researchers have found that success in the face of failure comes from...
How You Might Be Selling Yourself Short (and How to Stop)
Have you noticed how likely it is that we share success stories but are not so sure about sharing failures? It is easy to attribute our own success to our brilliance but lack abilities to see outside circumstances beyond our control. This is called...
These 5 Health Trends Are All the Rage, But Are They Really Healthy?
Health trends are always the rage it seems, especially at the start of a new year. New habits are not necessarily a bad thing but most people fail to deliver on their own promises to get (and stay) healthy. Some health trends are here to stay while...
What to Know About Gen Z Workers in the Business World
Generation Z in the workforce presents many challenges for recruiters and employers. Roughly born between the mid-90s to around 2010, this generation of workers are much different than the Baby Boomers who are retiring in record numbers. Learn more...
Digital Transformation is Here: 5 Tips to Move Past Failure
Digital transformation is the wave of the future. Whether a company is digitizing a process, organization, or an entire operation, likely this is happening all around you without you even being aware. The failure to adapt to hyperconnectivity is...