From the Research: Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abuse
Research shows that family-centered approaches go beyond abstinence to foster communication, support networks, and skill-building for daily life — helping teens sustain recovery and navigate adulthood.
From the Research: Self-Care in Addiction Recovery
This scoping review shows that self-care isn’t a one-size-fits-all idea — it’s shaped by individual needs, cultural context, and personal recovery journeys.
From the Research: How Hope Grows Through Connection & Community
This study challenges the idea that hope is an individual trait. Instead, hope is deeply shaped by context — the environments, routines, and communities people connect with.
From the Research: Embodied Emotion Regulation & Somatic Awareness
People who are more aware of their internal signals — breath, heart rate, tension — are better able to reframe stressful experiences. Emotional regulation begins in the body.
From the Research: Seasonality of Brain Function & Relapse Risk
Seasonal change isn’t just symbolic — it’s physiological. Stronger seasonal patterns are associated with higher relapse rates. Here’s what the research says.
From the Research: Thriving in Recovery — Beyond Time Sober
Recovery is more than a day count. Research on long-term thriving shows that meaning, identity, connection, and purpose — not just abstinence — are what separate surviving recovery from actually living it.
From the Research: Habits, Routines & the Skill of Rest in Early Recovery
Rebuilding a daily routine in early recovery is harder than it looks. Research shows that structured days, morning rituals, and learning how to actually rest — not just collapse — are some of the most protective skills a person can develop early on.
From the Research: Peer Recovery Support Services & Recovery Coaching
Does the peer model actually work? A 2025 systematic review says yes — and the research backs that. People who work with recovery coaches engage more, stay longer, and build lives that hold.