
Smashing Your Own Sobriety Birthday
If you’ve relapsed on the eve of your fifth Sobriety Birthday do you still come for the cake? That’s the question a man named Cameron has to ask himself in a keen short film called Cake Day. And it’s not an easily answered question either. Or is it? Perhaps there’s no question about the answer. You fess up. Admit the…
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The Bond Between Good Deeds and Sobriety
Everybody knows how much good deeds help both the doer and the receiver, but there’s an especially strong bond between good deeds and sobriety. In fact, the bond between the two dates back to sobriety’s inception. No matter how you calibrate the birthday. And it continues to this very minute. Actually, you could say the bond between goods deeds and…
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No, Miley Cyrus Isn’t Drunk
Miley Cyrus isn’t drunk. She’s not high either. But her Plastic Hearts might make you feel like you’ve fallen off the wagon. Makes sense too. It’s an absolutely rollicking album. It also makes sense that it would cause Cyrus herself to relapse. Especially considering it’s perhaps her most abandoning effort. Indeed, Plastic Hearts comes just two weeks after Hollywood’s most…
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How Deep Prayer Benefits Recovery
People generally learn about the power of deep prayer during their very first week in recovery. Sometimes they’ll learn about its power on the very first day. And why wouldn’t they? Most addiction treatment centers and sober living homes adhere to the practices and principles found in Alcoholics Anonymous. And AA is perhaps the world’s largest advocate of deep prayer….
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Dopamine Fasting: Fad or Science?
Can dopamine fasting actually help cure you of unhealthy addictions? Or is it simply a fancy-named way to kid ourselves? Is it worthy? Can it be harmful? Is this thing really a thing? Healing Properties asks the experts. What is Dopamine? Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter, says WebMD. Our bodies makes it. And our nervous systems use it to…
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