Addiction Recovery Methods & Support Articles and Resources

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The Importance of Confiding in Another Person

person texting on a phone Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The process of recovering from substance abuse addiction is a challenging journey, one that is full of obstacles that lead to many ups and downs. As a person learns to fight against their desires and inclinations to use drugs and/or alcohol, [...]
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The Power of Forgiveness

Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. The first job I ever had was an absolute disaster….I mean I REALLY SCREWED UP BIG!! I was a 14 year old punk kid who was irresponsible, disrespectful and lazy. I had been hired by my pastor to mow his [...]
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Step 5, Walking into Darkness to Find the Light

forest Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Living under the turmoil of an addiction can be likened to darkness. The most important things in life are often pushed aside as the addiction takes precedent over every facet of one’s being. Addicts may find that everything about them has [...]
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How to Know if you Need Counseling to Recover from Your Past

guy and girl leaning on wall Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “We all come from dysfunction families, the question is not “if” but simply, “to what degree” are you dysfunctional!” -Counselor Bob This is one of the first memories I have being in professional counseling. It was our pre-marital counseling and [...]
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Forgiving Myself

Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “I should’ve been a better mother…it’s all my fault” -47 year old mother of 3 “The reason mom and dad got divorced was because us kids were too hard to raise. We should’ve obeyed a little bit better and then [...]
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