We hear these phrases a lot: Conditional love and unconditional love. While they are frequently thrown around in everyday speech, it can be difficult to discern conditional love from unconditional. Many of us grow up with some kind of trauma … Read More
The Tree House Recovery Addiction Blog is a made up of contributors from our Staff and other leaders in the addiction treatment field. Our blog is a resource for men struggling with addiction and the family members and friends who want to help. We write to educate, empower and inspire men with drug and alcohol addictions and show them that a sober-happy life is attainable and sustainable.
FOMO No Mo’: Being Thankful for the Present
FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, is never fun. However, it can be particularly dangerous in the early stages of recovery. By bringing ourselves into the present moment and getting thankful for it, we don’t have to feel like we’re … Read More
The “C” Word: Men, Commitment, and Recovery
Commitment is a loaded word for both men and women. However, men get the societal brunt. You’ve likely heard the stereotype of men being unable to commit and perhaps you’ve experienced a resistance to commitment yourself. As we don’t exist … Read More
What We Want vs. What We Need
As we get to know ourselves better and begin to develop lasting relationships with others, whether in the form of friendships or romantic partnerships, it’s important to sort our needs from our wants. Figuring out what’s necessary for you in … Read More
Emotional Vulnerability is Hot
Decades of programming have left men feeling that emotional vulnerability is something to put on the backburner. It’s time to step out of these limiting beliefs and stop hiding your emotions. What if men wore their emotional vulnerability as a … Read More
Finding Strength in Vulnerability
In the past decade or so, we have begun to see a reemergence in associating value with vulnerability. It is easy to understand why vulnerability has been conflated with helplessness and weakness because we allow ourselves to become vulnerable in … Read More
Embracing Faith in the Process
It seems that in recent times we have moved from a dominantly religious society to a more secular one; with this trajectory in mind, it isn’t too difficult to see that the way faith has become to be perceived as … Read More
Extracting Value and Leaving the Rest
During any experience whereby we attempt to obtain knowledge or gain wisdom, we will inevitably encounter times where what we read, what we hear, or who we encounter will not provide the type value or information we are looking for. … Read More
Managing Suffering
If we examine closely the most important philosophical, theological, and mythological notions of being in life, we see a common theme running through them all which is the perspective that suffering is an inescapable aspect of human life. The more … Read More
Dating Addicts in Recovery
As addicts, we don’t have the best track record for being able to avoid temptations; with this understanding, it becomes important to understand non-substance related temptations which can lead to a regression in progress or even a relapse back into … Read More