What’s the Difference Between Therapy and Substance Abuse Treatment?

The Loneliness of Early Recovery In early recovery, even the silence can feel loud. The chaos that came with using is gone—but so is the distraction. What’s left is you, maybe for the first time in a long while. It’s normal to feel unsure about what kind of support you need next. You might be […]

How Substance Abuse Treatment Helps You Find Reasons to Stay

You’re not trying to die. But you’re tired. Tired in your bones. Tired in your mind. Tired of waking up to the same weight pressing on your chest every morning. Maybe you’re using substances to escape that ache—or to survive it. If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t want to die. But I can’t live like […]

The First Step Is the Hardest: Starting Substance Abuse Treatment With Courage

I remember a client—let’s call him Evan—who sat in my office with his hood up and his hands buried deep in his sleeves. He didn’t make eye contact, didn’t smile, and didn’t want to be there. But he came. That was his first step. Not the moment he admitted he had a problem. Not when […]

Signs It’s Time to Seek Substance Abuse Treatment for Your Child

When your child is using again—or maybe never stopped—there’s a deep ache that sits in your chest, somewhere between grief and fear. You try to act normal, keep your voice steady, hold the family together. But beneath the surface, you’re watching everything unravel and wondering if you’re the only one who sees it. If you’re […]