How to Maintain Recovery During Isolation: 6 Tips from Nataki Watson, a Primary Counselor at Fellowship Hall It may sound cliché but right now we really are living in unprecedented times. There is immense anxiety and uncertainty all around. Staying focused, grounded, and connected have become quite difficult. The recovery

Discovering Yourself and YOUR Own “Normal” in Recovery Normal (adjective) – conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. At some point in each of our lives, we’ve all wondered what it means to be “normal”. In the last couple of months, the entire planet’s existing idea of the word

Steps YOU Can Take to Manage Anxiety and Depression in Recovery Addiction is a unique disease in that it can be triggered in part by anxiety and depression, but it can also subsequently cause anxiety and depression during both active addiction and recovery. At Fellowship Hall we understand that when

Advantages of Residential Treatment Programs for Recovery Success Featuring Fellowship Hall Clinical Director, Kelly Scaggs A residential treatment program is defined as a live-in health care facility that provides therapy and aid for substance use disorder. Residential treatment programs also address and manage some of the health, mental illness, and

It Only Takes Two People to Have a Meeting: At Home Recovery Meetings During Quarantine From the 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, Tradition 3: “Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation.” The

This blog is a part of our ongoing series on recovery tips. Each month, a Fellowship Hall counselor will give our readers their very best tips for getting treatment, being successful in therapy and maintaining sobriety.  Be sure to read them all. My name is Bernard Shalvey, and I am

Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a disease that impacts both the substance user as well as their entire family network. When we think of recovery, it can be easy to feel that the process is only applicable or crucial for the suffering alcoholic or addict. But, a critical

This blog is a part of our ongoing series on recovery tips. Each month beginning in October 2019, a Fellowship Hall counselor will give our readers their very best tips for getting treatment, being successful in therapy and maintaining sobriety.  Be sure to read them all. “It never too late

The 12 Steps have been established as a guideline to the best way to overcome an addiction.  The program was created by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Due to the success of the program, over the years it has been adapted to meet the needs of all types of addictions

This blog is a part of our ongoing series on recovery tips. Each month beginning in October 2019, a Fellowship Hall counselor will give our readers their very best tips for getting treatment, being successful in therapy and maintaining sobriety.  Be sure to read them all. “There are no bad