The Quiet Drift After 90 Days — And Why Honesty Is What Brings You Back
March 24, 2026
I remember hitting 90 days and thinking, “I made it.” Not in a loud, celebratory
The Moment You Realize Outpatient Help Isn’t Enough Anymore
March 22, 2026
There’s a moment that doesn’t feel dramatic—but it changes everything. It’s not rock bottom. It’s
The Moment You Realize This Might Be More Serious Than You Thought
March 20, 2026
It doesn’t always look like a crisis at first. It looks like distance. Irritability. Silence
What People Realize After Saying “Treatment Didn’t Work for Me”
March 18, 2026
I used to say it like it was a fact: “Treatment just doesn’t work for
The Quiet Slip That Happens Before You Stop Showing Up — And How to Find Your Way Back
March 15, 2026
It usually doesn’t happen all at once. You miss a day. Then another. Then it
When Your Adult Child Keeps Relapsing — And You’re Running Out of Answers
March 12, 2026
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion parents feel when relapse keeps happening. Hope rises when
The Quiet Question Many “Functional” People Ask Before Getting Help
March 10, 2026
You still show up to work. Your bills get paid. Your responsibilities are handled. People
The Strange Flatness That Can Show Up Years Into Recovery
March 8, 2026
Somewhere after the one-year mark, something unexpected can happen in recovery. The chaos is gone.
What Clinicians Notice First About People Who Look Like They Have It All Together
March 4, 2026
They sit down across from me and say some version of the same thing. “I
The Quiet Exhaustion of Holding Everything Together While Struggling Inside
March 1, 2026
You’re answering emails. Showing up for family dinners. Closing deals. Helping with homework. From the
When 90 Days Sober Turns Into 91 — And You Slip
February 26, 2026
I thought 90 days meant I was solid. When I left live-in treatment in Baltimore,
When You’re Watching Your Adult Child Slip Again — And Don’t Know What to Do
February 23, 2026
You know the difference between a bad week and something deeper. You can feel it
