We wish Louise a very happy Mother’s Day. Now one year into her cocaine addiction recovery, she feels grateful to be alive, and has a special relationship with her kids.
Addiction can be a difficult thing to talk about, but also to accept. Although we may have admitted to ourselves that something needs to change,
In this video blog, Tom describes how addiction recovery has impacted his wellbeing and relationships, since attending Help Me Stop addiction treatment programme.
You’ve had enough of your addiction. You’re sick of the consequences. You want change and there’s no time like New Year’s Day to make that change, right? Stop! Here’s why we do NOT recommend making New Year’s resolutions to go sober or drug-free. Read our top 10 anti-resolutions instead.
Thank you to Matt for making this video for our Life Beyond Series. It’s a wonderful testimony about the power of addiction treatment, including how mental health and wellbeing can radically change for the better in addiction recovery.
In December, we’re celebrating the many gifts of addiction recovery, as well as how some of our former clients will be spending Christmas. It doesn’t really get much better than becoming a mum!
Christmas is the time of year where friends gather for parties, catch-ups and meals, reflecting over the past year and looking towards the next, but for the newly sober friend, that can all feel a little more difficult than usual.
We treat clients who want to overcome chemsex addiction, which often involves mixing crystal meth, GHB and mephedrone, to facilitate sex. Read Michael’s and Jake’s experience in our London drug rehab here.
Dave came to Help Me Stop Dayhab in June 2021 for alcohol treatment. In this audio blog, he speaks about the extraordinary impact of alcohol recovery on his relationships, particularly with his 4-year-old daughter.
In Alcohol Awareness Week, we’re focusing on alcohol and relationships. Hear from a Help Me Stop client about the impact of recovery on her relationships.
Dermot Murnaghan speaks to former Help Me Stop clients, Anne and Chris, about their alcohol addiction and recovery. Chris Love tackles the myth of the ‘functioning alcoholic’.
‘My relationship with alcohol had become very destructive. It was all-consuming. Although I had boundaries, a 6pm start, I was obsessed with it getting to 6 o’ clock, obsessed with making sure there was wine in the fridge and another bottle to follow…’