Rebuilding Trust After Addiction: One Day at a Time
Addiction doesn’t just destroy your health—it destroys trust. In this deeply personal story, I share how years of broken promises, lies, and alcohol damaged my relationships, why some trust may never return, and how sobriety taught me that trust isn’t earned through words, but through consistent actions over time.
Life After Rehab: Learning to Stay Sober in the Real World
Leaving treatment was only the beginning. In this personal story, I share what life after rehab was really like—from rebuilding structure and managing triggers to finding community, staying sober, and creating a life worth fighting for.
Three Months That Changed Everything: My Time at Claresholm
How structure, CBT, and three months in an addiction treatment centre helped me rebuild a life worth staying sober for. On October 21, 2016, I found myself on a bus leaving Renfrew Detox Centre and heading toward Claresholm for a three-month addiction treatment program. I had one goal in mind. I wanted somebody to fix […]
What Happened When I Finally Asked for Help With Addiction
Asking for Help With Addiction Was the Hardest Decision I Ever Made The Day I Asked for Help Asking for help with addiction was the hardest decision I have ever made. On the night of October 15, 2016, I used for the last time. The truth is, I didn’t know it would be the last […]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: How It Can Help You Get Sober
Changing the way you think so you can change the way you live What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? According to the American Psychological Association, cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective approaches for changing destructive thought patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was one of the first tools I learned in rehab that genuinely […]
Treatment Centre vs Quitting Cold Turkey: What Actually Works
Treatment Centre vs. Quitting Cold Turkey I think the question of whether treatment center vs quitting cold turkey on their own, rattles around in the mind of almost everyone who’s looking for help. It’s a hard question to answer because you see examples on both sides. Some people go to treatment and it works. Others […]