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Category Archives: Self-Help
Why Sober Living Works [INFOGRAPHIC]
Many times in our line of work we get questions about sober living, what it offers, and how it’s different from, say, that of a halfway house. This is a difficult question to answer. Sober living serves a similar purpose … Continue reading
Sobriety and the Super Bowl
Well another year has come and gone and amid the power outages and the flamboyancy of the halftime show we still remain the same people: entertained by outlandish product ads about supermodels, goats, and, yes, astronauts. For the most part, … Continue reading
How Meditation Can Help
Here are the ranch, we believe in a complete approach to sobriety. We like to foster a creative outlook to newfound sobriety, and sometimes that means coupling new techniques with tried and true ones, like the 12 Steps. For instance, … Continue reading
Happy Recovery Month!
We’re about halfway through September 2012, which is officially Recovery Month. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is currently posting a stream of recovery events from around the country to help bring awareness to addiction, and more importantly, … Continue reading
Sober Living During the Holidays
For all the reasons that the holidays are great – family, friends, food, and general good cheer in most cases – they can prove to be particularly trying times for someone who is struggling with addiction recovery. The nature of … Continue reading
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Best of 2011 Awards
We are proud to announce that we are honoring the Best of 2011 in the Sobriety Industry. We’ve spent hours reviewing and curating the list of the best sites out there in the sober community. This our way of spreading … Continue reading
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For when life is good, but you still feel bad
This guest post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. When I look over my career working as a therapist for individuals with substance dependence, I notice patterns. If someone can maintain the motivation and strength to move through the first … Continue reading
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Reputation
This guest post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. Reputation. Good or bad, we all have one. It precedes us when we get introduced. It follows us when we run from it. It can get us in the door, or … Continue reading
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Is it me?
This guest blog post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. In my last blog I brought up the idea that empathy can give us greater responsibility over the management of our internal world. This might seem a little crazy, but … Continue reading
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It’s Better to Understand Than to be Understood
This guest blog post was provided by Toby LeBlanc, LPC. The title of this entry was a “concept” at the Phoenix House of Austin where I worked for 3 years. We would try to teach drug dependent adolescents the purpose … Continue reading
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