Emotional Regulation/Mental Health

Emotional regulation is vital in recovery as substances often masked difficult feelings. Without this crutch, individuals must learn healthy coping for anxiety, anger, and sadness. Poor regulation increases relapse risk. Therapy skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance build resilience, reduce impulsivity, improve relationships, and support lasting sobriety and mental health.

Raw Emotion Sobriety: Surviving Without Your Numbing Agent

Overwhelming emotions happen in early sobriety, but the good news is your brain is healing and they will pass! Picture this: You're three weeks into sobriety, standing in the grocery store checkout line, and suddenly you're overwhelmed by an inexplicable urge to cry. Not because anything bad happened—the cashier just smiled at you. Or maybe you're six months free of substances and find yourself irrationally angry at your coffee maker for taking too long. Welcome to raw emotio

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Jan 813 min read

You Don’t Need Fixing —You Need Finding

Why Spirituality is the Heart of Addiction Recovery By Laurél Kimpton, MPS, LADC I recently stumbled upon a powerful YouTube short by Brian Trent (@trenttribe) that stopped me mid-scroll. The message was simple but profound: "You are not a project. You are a prize." And then came the words that summed up everything I believe about the work I do with my clients: "I didn't come to fix you—I came to find you." I had to pause. Take a breath. Maybe even dab at my eyes a little (ok

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Nov 27, 20257 min read

Emotional Regulation/Mental Health

Raw Emotion Sobriety: Surviving Without Your Numbing Agent

You Don’t Need Fixing —You Need Finding

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