Because early recovery generally requires and entails that we formulate new behaviors and perspectives that we serve as guideposts for healthy living, we can turn our attention to a facet that is often important to the newly sober individual, learning … 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.
The Fundamentals of Getting in Shape Pt. II
Because the adoption of a cardiovascular exercise routine is much simpler than that of weight lifting, we are going to focus our attention in part II of this series on the mechanics of weight lifting. If we are able to … Read More
The Fundamentals of Getting In Shape Pt. I
Along with making changes to our diet, committing to a workout program is typically one of the first responsibilities we can adopt in sobriety outside of the work we are doing in our recovery programs. Understanding the fundamentals of working … Read More
Making Mistakes In Recovery: Part Two Bouncing Back
In our previous blog we discussed making mistakes. We looked at how, as human beings surviving on planet earth, mistakes are in our nature. No matter what we do, how we live, or who we are, at some point in … Read More
Making Mistakes In Recovery
Nobody gets through this life without making a single mistake. We can tell ourselves that over and over again, but it is hard to remember due to our ego. Ego isn’t all about inflation and thinking that we are better … Read More
Where Does it Hurt?- How Your Body Responds to Emotions
Our bodies are capable of handling so much stress. We’ve seen human beings endure absolutely unthinkable physical conditions, illnesses, and more. We’ve seen people hold their physical selves resilient throughout unthinkable stresses, injuries, amputations, cancers, and beyond. This “meat suit” … Read More
Making Sense Of Anxiety In Recovery
Anxiety is one of the more common human experiences, especially today in what is a particularly stressful time of the modern era. Our propensity to anxiety is a matter of both nature versus nurture as human beings on planet earth. … Read More
If You Capture Your Addiction, It Can’t Chase You
There’s a sentiment in recovery that always sounds ridiculous at first. No matter how many times you hear someone describe this idea, a part of you thinks to yourself, “That’s ridiculous”. The sentiment goes something like this: While you get … Read More
Why You Need a Personalized Plan for Recovery
Look at a stranger somewhere near by you today and ask yourself this question: what do we have in common? Pick someone who, from the outside, couldn’t look anymore different from you. They aren’t the same gender, they don’t have … Read More
You Don’t Need Luck to Stay Sober this St. Patty’s Day
The American calendar year is riddled with holidays both big and small that come with a lot of drinking. Whether we have a day off work or an entire cultural celebration, we tend to go overboard with the party compensation. … Read More