Addicts in recovery will eventually feel the pain of loss. The drug of choice is no longer a healthy option for coping and a new one must emerge. In addition, all the time devoted to depending on the addiction(s) will create a void. How do you fill this void and with what?

Since no two people are the same, the answer lies within the individual. The individual must learn what passions, drives, and desires can be explored to help replace the years of dependency upon the addiction. Addicts must learn this is more than “stopping a behavior”; it is engaging in a new way of thinking and living.

Part and parcel of this is finding new opportunities to grow, stretch, and cultivate a life that may have seemed impossible at first. For many clients, the obvious ones include healthy exercise programs, eating more wholesome foods, and........

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