The Four Absolutes – The Oxford Group
The Four Absolutes – The Oxford Group What are the four absolutes? The “Four Absolutes” of Alcoholics Anonymous were considered “yardsticks” in the earliest days of the recovery...
Fun in Recovery
I’m sober. Now what? – Ways to have fun in Recovery. Some people think that to get clean and sober will be the end of their social life. Some people...
Dealing with Co-Occurring Disorders
Mental health and wellness is an important matter in today’s world because everyone knows and loves someone who has a mental illness. Mental illness is common, it is very real,...
Mental Health Awareness Activities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when we focus on the issue of mental health disorders, mental illnesses, and ways to help people struggling with these debilitating diseases....
A Can of Beefaroni And So Much More
In recognition of Mother’s Day, this blog is a guest contribution from MaryBeth, one of the members of the JC Recovery Facebook Community. MaryBeth is a mother who lost her son to...
Grief Transforms Into Advocacy
In recognition of Mother’s Day, this blog is a guest contribution from MaryBeth, one of the members of the JC Recovery Facebook Community. MaryBeth is a mother who lost her son to the...
God’s Desire for Your Life
A major barrier for those in need of drug and alcohol addiction treatment is visualizing their life after addiction. All they can focus on during addiction is their next drink...
Recovery Stories – How Drug Rehab Changed My Life
How Drug Rehab Changed My Life I would never agree to drug rehab, I never wanted to get help. This is my personal recovery story, this is how I found...
Live Like You are Recovered
Many people strive for sobriety and work for months and years to achieve a recovered life. But what exactly does that mean? How can you tell if you’ve achieved recovery,...
Drinking and Driving: Why Partying without a Plan is Dangerous
How many times has it happened that you and some friends went out for a drink or two, not planning on getting drunk, but not planning on how to get...