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Making Things Right After Holiday Drinking: How to Apologise and Rebuild Trust
The holidays are filled with celebrations, reconnecting with family, and sometimes too much cheer. While holiday drinking is a long-established tradition for many, excessive indulgence can strain relationships and damage trust. If your celebrations took a wrong turn this year because of too much drink, it's time to rebuild trust with your friends and family. How Drinking Impacts Your Behaviour Alcohol can lower inhibitions and impair judgment, causing you to act in ways that
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Jan 8, 2025


Facing a Relapse After the Holidays: What to Do Next
The holidays should be a time to relax, have fun, and spend quality time with family. For those in recovery, however, the celebrations can be a minefield filled with social challenges and triggers, making the risk of relapse a concern. If you have recently experienced a relapse during the holidays, you have not failed, and you are not alone. What is a Relapse? Relapse is a standard part of the recovery journey. It does not mean failure; instead, you should view it as a tempor
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Jan 6, 2025


From Holiday Stress to Sobriety Success: Managing Emotions Without Substances
The holiday season, for most, is a happy time filled with quality time with family, favourite traditions, and celebrations. However, for those struggling with addiction recovery, the holidays bring a whirlwind of emotions that increase the temptation to turn to substances as a coping mechanism. Caving to these temptations can have devastating consequences on your progress towards sobriety, with the potential for a relapse jeopardising your physical, emotional, and social wel
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Dec 15, 2024


The Truth About New Year’s Resolutions and Addiction: Why Change Can’t Wait
The countdown to a new year has begun and millions of people around the world are getting ready to embrace change and make a fresh start with their latest new year's resolution. New year resolutions can offer a spark of hope and motivation. However, for individuals battling addiction, waiting for January 1st can be misleading and detrimental to your effort to turn the page on your life. Addiction is a complex and relentless struggle which impacts not just the individual, bu
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Dec 13, 2024
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