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Valentine's Day Madness Here I am, at 11:00 AM on a Saturday in a grocery store, trying to find hot sauce in an aisle bursting with glittering, plastic hearts and pink-and-white streamers. When I finally push aside the dangling cupid cutout to grab the sriracha, I...

Sleep Hygiene & Your Recovery When was the last time you slept for longer than seven consecutive hours? If you can’t remember, then this is the post for you. Most adults need anywhere from seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep. During that period of time, the...

Journals & Your Recovery Journey Diaries: many of us keep them. Others have never entertained the thought of writing in one. But diaries, or journals, can be wonderful tools for working through intimate feelings, relationships, and anything we feel hesitant to...

Your loved one has completed treatment for alcohol use disorder and seems committed to living a life of sobriety. However, you start to notice that their behavior seems just as problematic as it did when they were in active addiction. They’re angry or depressed; they...

Self-Care in Recovery Let’s imagine that or a loved one have entered treatment with us at St. Gregory’s. You’ve detoxed, gotten sober, and learned a bunch of new strategies to permanently cut an addictive substance out of your life. You no longer need drugs to cope...

Hopelessness v. Hopefulness It’s easy to feel helpless, hopeless, and unmotivated on the journey of sobriety--and of life. Often, these types of negative emotions are connected, and becoming aware of their source can help you climb out of the dark hole of hopelessness...

Tired of setting big goals only to experience big failures? Frustrated with what seems to be a cycle of motivation, hardship, and a subsequent loss of motivation? Setting Goals & Dreaming Big Welcome to the club. Many of us dream big and later get overwhelmed by...

Winter Superfoods & Their Many Benefits What exactly makes a food “super”? This is an excellent question. The answer, unfortunately, is a little disappointing: nothing in particular. In fact, the word superfood is pure invention, a buzzword that marketing...

A Sober Christmas It’s here: tinsel, pine trees, wreaths, jingling bells—and perhaps an overwhelming sense of anxiety. That’s right: it’s the Christmas season. If you or a loved one aren’t struggling with sobriety, Christmas can be a joyous time. However, for many...

There’s a refreshing chill in the air. Brown and yellow leaves fall from trees as the wind rustles through them. Bonfires, baked goods, sweaters, and pumpkin-spiced everything…fall has fallen upon us, and it’s time to celebrate! To that end, we offer some great,...