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Steps 8 & 9 in Practice: Making 12-Step Amends in Real Life

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Literature tells us how to make 12-Step amends. But as we quickly learn, simple instructions aren’t necessarily easy to execute. Below, learn some of the best practices for righting the wrongs caused by active addiction. Although human relationships will always be complicated, doing our best to repair the damage restores our self-esteem and helps the [...]

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What Are Study Drugs?

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

It can be overwhelming trying to juggle school, work, relationships, and your mental health. Balancing all of this can make you turn to unhealthy alternatives to help you, such as study drugs. These drugs can help you focus and stay awake for longer periods of time, but they can also have harmful effects on your

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What Are 12-Step Programs?

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Your recovery journey is one of if not the most important times in your life. This means finding the right program and people to surround yourself with is crucial to your recovery. The 12-Step model has been seen as a great way to work through treatment and recovery and, hopefully, your successful long-term sobriety. At

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How to Stop Defaulting to Negative Thinking Patterns in Recovery

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Having a pattern of negative thinking can make your life, especially during recovery, more difficult. They can affect your mental health and your ability to function daily. Breaking these habits can feel almost impossible. At Spero Recovery, we want to help you stop these patterns and help you on your recovery journey. What Are Negative

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The Controversy of Ketamine: Why It May Not Be as Advertised

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Ketamine is a drug used for a variety of treatments for different conditions. It is seen to be helpful and effective, but it is still a drug that has adverse side effects and can lead to addiction when misused. The fact that it can lead to addiction has made it a controversial treatment drug. If

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How to Curb Expectations and Set Achievable Goals

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Setting attainable goals and expectations is very important for all aspects of your life, especially during recovery. They allow you to have something to look forward to and work toward. This motivates you to keep your life on track to reach your goals. Setting realistic goals also helps so you don’t get discouraged during recovery.

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How to Improve Your Quality of Life in Recovery

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

Addiction affects every aspect of your life and those around you. It can greatly decrease your quality of life, from your health to your relationships and financial situation. One of the goals of recovery is to improve your life in various aspects as you learn to live it without substance use. At Spero Recovery, we

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Should You Consider Dating While in Recovery?

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

There is a lot of confusion and contradictory information surrounding dating in recovery. Some experts recommend waiting until you have achieved a full year of sobriety before putting yourself out there for romance. Others believe that this is not practical advice and it would be better to give individuals in recovery tools to manage dating

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Creating a Strong Family Support System

Spero Recovery Center / By Alyssa McMahon

When a person is struggling with addiction, it can throw their life into a state of chaos. Everything becomes unbalanced. Unfortunately, it is not just their life that is impacted by the disease of addiction. Addiction is often described as a family disease. Significant others, children, and extended family members are often negatively affected. If

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Steps 8 & 9 in Practice: Making 12-Step Amends in Real Life

What Are Study Drugs?

What Are 12-Step Programs?

How to Stop Defaulting to Negative Thinking Patterns in Recovery

The Controversy of Ketamine: Why It May Not Be as Advertised

How to Curb Expectations and Set Achievable Goals

How to Improve Your Quality of Life in Recovery

Should You Consider Dating While in Recovery?

Creating a Strong Family Support System

Spero Recovery Center

Steps 8 & 9 in Practice: Making 12-Step Amends...

What Are Study Drugs?

What Are 12-Step Programs?

How to Stop Defaulting to Negative Thinking Patter...

The Controversy of Ketamine: Why It May Not Be as ...

How to Curb Expectations and Set Achievable Goals

How to Improve Your Quality of Life in Recovery

Should You Consider Dating While in Recovery?

Creating a Strong Family Support System

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