
Pets and Recovery During COVID-19
Over a decade ago, a friend who was getting sober told me her drinking made her animals sad. At the time I was skeptical—which is ironic, because my addiction meant I couldn’t get close enough to animals to understand them.

(Yet More) Books about Addiction, Recovery and Mental Health to Read During Social Distancing

Identifying Your Feelings Throughout the Pandemic
Recognizing what you feel might seem simple. But emotions are nuanced—and many people were not taught

Fear and Addiction During COVID-19
Movies like Contagion and Pandemic are thrillers for a reason. Pandemics play into a lot of our fears—an unseen

TruHealing Centers’ New Signage
The TruHealing Centers main headquarters in Maryland has a new sign out front! Our headquarters is

Grief and Addiction During COVID-19
The world is heavy with grief right now. Most people are experiencing some level of it. Even if you don’t know someone who has died, you are likely mourning something: loss of routine, loss of control, perhaps loss of employment.

COVID-19: Stress and Addiction
“Stress” is a nebulous term. Even though it’s thrown around a lot, it’s hard to quantify. Hans Selye, who

Celebrating a Soberversary During COVID-19
It’s not always easy to decide how to celebrate a soberversary. Outside the

Collision of the COVID-19 and Opioid Crises
In the past few months on this blog, we’ve discussed many ways the COVID-19 crisis affects the addiction epidemic.
