For decades, experts have noted a relationship between women’s low self-esteem and addiction. In the past, addiction only referred to substance abuse. However, now that term can refer to anything from food addiction, internet addiction, shopping addiction, to gambling addiction, all of which can lead to low self-esteem. In some cases, addiction can mask a…
Whether you’ve been sober for a week, a month, a year, or ten years, it’s important to celebrate your milestones in recovery. Many women who have been in recovery for addiction set aside specific times or days to remember the special events in their recovery. That said when you’re trying to remain sober and avoid…
Many women who struggle with an addiction to drugs or alcohol don’t get the help they need because they cannot check themselves into an inpatient facility for a month or more. Life won’t allow it. While addiction can wreak havoc on a woman’s life, she still may have a family to raise, a job to…