Month: October 2025

Rehab saves lives, but not every rehab does. Behind the glossy websites and life-changing promises lies a truth few people want to talk about, some treatment centres fail. Not because people don’t want to get better, but because the system meant to help them is fractured, under-regulated, and, at times, more focused on filling beds […]

Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions in recovery. We’re taught to fear it, suppress it, avoid it, as if rage itself were the enemy. But for many people who’ve battled addiction, anger wasn’t just a symptom, it was a survival mechanism. It was the fire that kept you alive when everything else went […]

No one tells you that recovery comes with mourning. You expect detox, cravings, maybe shame. You don’t expect grief, deep, bone-heavy grief for the version of you that lived inside addiction. It sounds strange at first. Why would anyone miss that life? Why grieve something that nearly destroyed you? But the truth is, addiction wasn’t […]