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5 Important Lessons I Learned During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

5 Important Lessons I Learned During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

To say the least, 2020 was a strange and chaotic year for us all. With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of great challenges and change in our social, political, and economic systems, many of us were forced into an unfamiliar and unpredictable world wrought with fear of what’s to come, grief at what was lost, and uncertainty about how to navigate it all.

Recovery Month: Risks to Recovering Addicts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Recovery Month: Risks to Recovering Addicts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to addicts in recovery. Not only have recovering addicts who have long-term sobriety are at risk, but has been especially strenuous for those who have recently decided to take a leap of faith transitioning from active addiction into unfamiliar world of addiction recovery.

3 Tips for Taking Care of Our Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

3 Tips for Taking Care of Our Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Many of us feel more than stressed out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the associated job losses, social unrest, mask mandates, and lockdowns that have occurred over the last several months. We are filled with doubt things will return back to normal. We feel uncertain about our future and our children’s future. We feel angry and frustrated that our goals, dreams, and world have been turned upside down by a force we have no control over. We are scared about how much worse things can get and what “getting through this” will look like for us.