December 15, 2020

An Attitude of Gratitude in Recovery

An attitude of gratitude is instrumental in maintaining a program of addiction recovery. Even when life is challenging, there is something you can find to be grateful for today. 2020 likely presented new challenges in your life, but your sobriety helped you overcome your difficulties. Your recovery is always...

December 6, 2019

Paying Your Recovery Forward

At Hemet Valley Recovery Center & Sage Retreat, we would like to commend everyone in recovery who navigated Thanksgiving clean and sober. As we mentioned last week, major holidays can be taxing for people working a program, especially for those in early recovery.Making it through the holiday is no...

November 27, 2019

Finding Recovery Support During Thanksgiving

If you are in recovery, you may be looking forward to Thanksgiving. However, it's also possible that some of you are dreading it, particularly those who are in early recovery. If you fall into the latter camp, we at Hemet Valley Recovery Center understand your concerns. Tomorrow might be...

October 1, 2019

Friends In Recovery: Stick With The Winners

In early recovery, you will meet many new people in a short time. You will likely attend several meetings at different locations after treatment in search of a homegroup. That is a particular meeting that you frequent most often. Some of those who attend your homegroup will become part...

December 21, 2018

Holidays: Recognizing Limitations In Recovery

This will be our last post before Christmas, so we thought it prudent to discuss the importance of recovery-first during the holidays. If this is your first year in recovery, then this may be your program’s first real test. Unfortunately, relapse over the holidays is a common occurrence, but...