I am thankful. . . . . . for strength to move, the ability to think, and the opportunity to work. . . . for a job that helps pay the bills and support for my family. . . . for the ability to perform responsibilities I could never have done during my addiction. Being … Read More
I am grateful. . . . . . for my friends who love me for who I am, despite who I was, and regardless of who I will be in the future. . . . for those friends who stuck around even when I didn’t want them to and those friends who let go when … Read More
I am grateful . . . . . . for the encouragement and wisdom of my recovery community. . . . for the patience of counselors, many of whom have been successful in their journeys. . . . for the guidance of my sponsor and the support of social communities and networks. . . . … Read More
I am grateful . . . . . .that I can wake up sober without a hangover. . . .that I can be happy without being on drugs. . . . that I am sober with each breath I take. Being grateful is a key component of recovery. This Thanksgiving, we are posting a Top 10 … Read More
I am thankful . . . . . . that I have a roof over my head and a place to sleep. . . . for a place where I can always be myself, a place of familiarity, comfort, and acceptance. . . . for electricity and heaters, morning showers and morning coffee, light and … Read More
I am grateful . . . . . . that I can have open, honest conversations with my family and friends. . . . for conversations no longer weighed down by lies, half-truths, and manipulations. . . .for conversations filled with life, love, and appreciation of one another. Being grateful is a key component of … Read More
I am grateful. . . . . . for the ability to help others who are struggling like I used to. . . . that that the lowest point in my life enables me to connect with others like never before. . . . that a negative experience can be used for something positive. . … Read More
Every Thanksgiving is an opportunity to stop, pause and think about where we’d be in our disease without recovery. For this thanksgiving, we’re creating a Top 10 Gratitude Countdown. Each day, leading up to Thanksgiving, we will post one more idea we are grateful for in recovery. Take a few moments this holiday season to … Read More
I AM GRATEFUL . . . . . . for peaceful nights, free of worry, guilt and pounding headaches. . . . that I am able to have a night of rest, not worried about how much money I owe or where I will get my next fix. . . . that I can end … Read More
There are lots of different approaches to treat alcohol addiction, like using medications (Naltrexone) or the meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. Or biomarkers. Biomarker testing have been used to monitor treatment outcomes for quite some time, and lately biomarkers have been linked with genetic testing to facilitate personalized treatment. A recent pilot study done by the Waukesha County of … Read More
