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Life After Relapse How to Start Over Again

March 14, 2021

Life After Relapse: How to Start Over…Again

by Renee W. Although I’ve had a handful of relapses, one will be cemented into my memory forever. Around three and a half years of sobriety, the restlessness began. I couldn’t sit, I couldn’t just be, I couldn’t concentrate. Then, the thoughts. The ones I never shared with anyone until way … Read more about Life After Relapse: How to Start Over…Again

Filed Under: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental Health, Recovery stories

Emotional sobriety

January 23, 2021

What is Emotional Sobriety?

by Renee W. My first stretch of sobriety lasted for three years and (almost) four months. 1,231 days, to be exact, and I only know that because I Googled the dates. During those three-plus years, I stopped drinking, threw myself into AA meetings, worked with a sponsor, lost weight, got fit, … Read more about What is Emotional Sobriety?

Filed Under: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental Health, Recovery stories

christmas and staying sober

December 4, 2020

My top 5 ways to stay sober over Christmas

by Renee W. Christmas time brings loads of cheer and celebrations, or at least it’s supposed to, right? For a recovering alcoholic, the holiday season may also bring on loads of stress and anxiety. Newly sober, I dreaded the Christmas holiday season. A time that is meant to give gifts, share … Read more about My top 5 ways to stay sober over Christmas

Filed Under: Alcoholism, Recovery, Recovery stories

Happiness in recovery

November 11, 2020

A secret weapon in recovery: Helping Others

by Renee W. While deep in my alcohol addiction, I was about as self-absorbed as I could be. All my thoughts and behaviours revolved around the centre of my universe: me. It wasn’t until months of recovery that I began to realize just how much I thought of myself. I do not mean I thought a … Read more about A secret weapon in recovery: Helping Others

Filed Under: Alcoholism, Recovery stories

Helping addicts, help themselves

November 5, 2020

How to help an addict who doesn’t want help

by Renee W. I knew I desperately needed help, but deep down, I wasn’t ready to give up my addiction. I didn’t know how I would survive without my drug of choice – alcohol. My addiction lasted ten years, and while I had a few periods of sobriety in there, nothing stuck. My addiction was … Read more about How to help an addict who doesn’t want help

Filed Under: Addiction, Recovery, Recovery stories

complicated grief therapy camino recovery

September 21, 2020

What are the signs of complicated grief disorder?

by Ciara O In the world of Psychiatry, Complicated Grief Disorder (also known as CGD) is a condition in which those who have been bereaved, experience overwhelming functional impairment due to prolonged grief symptoms that usually persist for up to one month after six months of the death.  … Read more about What are the signs of complicated grief disorder?

Filed Under: Camino Recovery

Labels and addiction

June 24, 2020

Labels, Identity, and Recovery

by Renee W. Labels can be incredibly damaging. They come with all kinds of biases and connotations, whether positive or negative. However, how we label ourselves defines not only the lens through which we see ourselves but how we act. There are always negative connotations to the label … Read more about Labels, Identity, and Recovery

Filed Under: Addiction, Recovery stories

getting rid of social media

June 22, 2020

Social Media and Recovery: How it Helps, How it Hurts

by Renee W. I remember, early in recovery, logging onto Facebook and scrolling through my feeds. A friend posted a picture of herself looking happy and gorgeous, drinking a glass of wine at a party that I was clearly not invited to. Not that I could have gone anyway. I felt sick to my … Read more about Social Media and Recovery: How it Helps, How it Hurts

Filed Under: Mental Health, Process addictions

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