Recovery is not a mild lifestyle. Getting sober and learning how to live recovery in a sustainable way is an introduction to the spice of life. Peak physical shape, sharp mental clarity, and a distinguished approach to life means that … 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.
Functions of Gratitude in Recovery
Gratitude can be called the keeper of recovery. To keep is to “have or retain possession of” to “continue or cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course”. Recovery is something that has to be earned and possessed everyday … Read More
The Romantics: Men Who Wrote About a Love for Nature
Man has always had a love affair with his natural environment. Poets were once the minstrels of love between man and the earth, orally transcribing what was so experiential at the time. The romanticism movement of literature wasn’t about love … Read More
Authentic Pride Versus Hubristic Pride
Chad le Clos, a South African Olympic swimmer, wanted to beat Michael Phelps. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps was on a come back mission after a difficult interim since the 2012 Olympics. By the end of the 2016 … Read More
4 Signs You Really, Really, Need to Take a Camping Trip
When you consider spending the night in your sleeping bag, just to feel like you’re camping, it’s a sign that you need to pack up and camp out. Here are four other signs it’s time for you to opt outside … Read More
The Men’s Guide to Recovery During Thanksgiving
We shouldn’t feel afraid of a holiday, we tell ourselves. It’s one dinner, one Turkey, one family gather, one uncomfortable day. We know the family we love will be there. We know the family we may not love quite as … Read More
Removing the Ego for Reality
Johnny Nash originally sang the song “I Can See Clearly Now”. In the song he sings: I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that … Read More
Mind, Body, Spirit and Run, Bike, Swim
Imagining a drunk or hungover triathlon is painful. Dehydration, cognitive haze, muscles aching, nausea and a headache- the idea of it makes for an upset stomach. At once, there are people running these challenging endurance races under the influence or … Read More
Dopamine’s Starring Role In Addiction
If the neurobiology of addiction were a movie, dopamine might get the starring role. Addiction simply doesn’t happen without dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemical messaging systems in the brain that carry specific messages from one area … Read More
Going To Treatment Vs. Going It Alone
Every man who is considering going to treatment in order to quit- and stay quit- from an addiction has a choice. He can go to treatment or he can go it alone. Isolation is heavily argued against in recovery. Left … Read More