Your Guide to Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous Acronyms The value of Alcoholics Anonymous is unquestioned. AA meetings have helped millions of people over the years, and along the way, many different acronyms related to AA have developed. If you are confused or even...
Understanding the Timeline for Drug and Alcohol Cravings Cravings play a major role in addiction. Anyone trying to break their addiction has wondered the same thing at one point or another – how long does a drug craving last? That’s the question...
Positive Affirmations and Journal Prompts to Help Start Your Day Daily affirmation journal prompts combine two self-care strategies into a single powerful tool. Saying daily affirmations is like a daily self-care gift—you reinforce your confidence through positive...
Your Guide to Why People Relapse and How You Can Help Them Loved ones can find it disheartening when relapse occurs in a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. If you’ve never experienced problematic past substance use, it can be challenging to fathom...
Understanding the Meaning of the AA Seventh Step Prayer Asking for help from a Higher Power is critical for success in the 7th step. The AA Seventh Step Prayer is a positive action you can take to ask God’s help to correct thoughts that hold you back, correct...
How to Build Skills to Support Success in Recovery Many of us grow up with too few coping skills to manage emotions, stressors, and difficult situations healthily. If you do not have the healthy coping skills you need, you might turn to other unhealthy ways of...