6 Strategies to Avoid Relapse Triggers Protecting your recovery at all costs must be emphasized at every stage of recovery.  Because relapse starts well before a person picks up a drink or a drug, it is essential to understand what your relapse triggers are. You may ask, “What the heck

90 Meetings in 90 Days…It’s not just for newcomers! By Caroline Tisdale, Fellowship Hall Counselor If you’ve recently completed treatment, your counselor probably suggested you attend 90 meetings (AA or NA) in 90 days – and you probably wondered, “do I really need to go to a meeting every single

We Are Family: Loving a Person with Substance Use Disorder   How did we get here? Many of us know the feeling of anxiety that we get when we are concerned about a loved one’s substance use. That feeling of fear often leads us to try to manage, “help”, or

Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Jamie Lee Curtis shares her recovery story. About Fellowship Hall Fellowship Hall is a 99-bed, private, not-for-profit alcohol and drug treatment center located on 120 tranquil acres in Greensboro, N.C. We provide treatment and evidence-based programs built upon the Twelve-Step model of recovery. We have been accredited

Expect a Miracle. Recovery delivers. Every August, Fellowship Hall hosts a conference to celebrate recovery with hundreds of alumni from our treatment programs and their recovery allies, family members and friends who support their dedication and work to remain in long-term recovery. This year, Mark D serves as the conference

8 Reasons Socializing Sober is Better By Kelly Fitzgerald  from www.thefix.com  When you’re used to taking shots before any social interaction, it feels weird when you show up anywhere sober. But I learned that it’s actually better this way. Let’s face it, socializing is something that is historically associated with

The Power of Passion: Discovering Your Hobbies & Interests After Substances In recovery, eventually, the obsession with substances subsides. What fills up those spaces in your mind, aside from your recovery? This mental space, free from the obsession with drugs and alcohol, is the perfect place to fill with new

Helping Others, Why Sponsoring is Important to Recovery Step 12 of Alcoholics Anonymous says: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” At its core, this step reminds you to

 April Showers Bring May Flowers, How to Get Through your “Lows” (Depression/Anxiety) When you were in active use, you probably used substances to numb your emotions. In recovery, you must learn how to master coping with these emotions instead of letting them be the master of you. Feelings are a

Time to BLOOM — Grow your Recovery Support Network! If it’s something weird and it don’t look good Who ya gonna call? Ghost Busters! Well…not exactly. Who are you going to call in moments of need throughout your recovery? Who will you call when things are going well? A strong