Dale Carnegie wrote the book on how to make friends. More accurately, he wrote How To Win Friends And Influence People, which has become a staple of pop culture reference since the 1930s. “It isn’t what you have or who … 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 Oxygen Mask Of Trust
If you’ve ever paid attention to the safety and security briefing at the beginning of an airplane ride, you’ve heard one of the most famous metaphors in recovery. In the case of an emergency that causes a change in cabin … Read More
How To Keep Habits Healthy
Recovery can get boring. There’s nothing but truth to that statement. Recovery can get boring. If you do the same thing, every single day, and bring no variety or fun into your recovery, recovery can get boring. In fact, recovery … Read More
Getting Over Being Over It
“I’m over it.” We hear this exhausted sentiment of frustration come from men too often in recovery. Mistakenly, many call this “defeat” or “surrender” or even worse- “quitting”. Quitting in addiction recovery isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign … Read More
Summer Slowdown? It’s A Thing
Whether you believe in climate change or not, we are having one hot year here on Planet Earth. Fires raged on worldwide in the summer of 2018 as the Earth struggled to cope with the immense heat waves taking place … Read More
Perspective: What If Bad Moods Could Be Useful?
Turn that frown upside down! Is quite possibly the most ineffective if not annoying sentiment someone can share with you when you’re in a bad mood. Clearly, if you were feeling any way other than the way you’re feeling which … Read More
Omega-3 Can Diffuse Your Alpha Aggression
Men are characterized and stereotyped as being more aggressive than women. In part, that is due to natural evolution and the biological as well as social role men have played in the survival of the human species. Another contributor is … Read More
Summer Hydration Challenge
Hydration is important all year round, but the summer months are especially critical to keep your brain and body hydrated. Sweating every day in the summer heat and in physical exertion can make hydration feel like a chore. As much … Read More
Your Freedom Is Yours
A central theme to the month of July in America is freedom. On the Fourth of July we celebrate America’s Independence. The day our founding fathers signed the declaration of independence was a momentous day not just in American history … Read More
Make Use Of the Past
If you are feeling depressed, it is said, you are living in the past. We talk often about the thrill and life changing experience of living entirely in the now. Volumes of literature in self-help aisles of bookstores, millions of … Read More