Chasing Illusions Addiction did not fully hit until my early 40’s. My alcoholic brain kept telling me that I was too good to be addicted to anything. But deep down, I knew I was and had known since I was 21 or 22 years old.Addiction was for lesser people. Not the...
Addiction – What It feels Like, a Personal Reflection By Shayne Sundholm, CEO, Clean Recovery Centers What does it feel like to have a drug and or alcohol addiction? Unless a person actually has the disease it is virtually impossible to describe the feeling in words....
15 Reasons To Get Sober Now If you have ever known sobriety, then it’s difficult to un-know it. If you have ever entered recovery and then gone back out to using drugs or alcohol – you know there is always a lingering reminder of what recovery was like. Drugs and...
Demi Lovato’s Relapse Teaches us How to Ask for Help “One of the hardest things was learning I was worth recovery.” – Demi Lovato Recently, Demi Lovato, a well-known singer, celebrity, and superstar revealed she relapsed. After, celebrating six years of recovery this...
5 Things That Triggered Me To Drink and Use and How I Overcame Them I went to rehab for the first time in late December, 2010. It’s crazy that only 3 years before that I was graduating with my MBA and working for one of the top entertainment companies in the world....