Navigating grief, like most of life’s challenges, requires coping skills that are useful across the spectrum of human experience. Practicing healthy coping when dealing with little stressors can help build the resilience and fortitude necessary for bigger challenges. ...
Substance use and mental health are often interlinked. This is called dual diagnosis. Find out more...
If you’re in recovery and thinking about starting a romantic relationship, you may want to think again. That’s because the consensus among substance use disorder experts is: “don’t do it – for at least a year.”...
Fentanyl overdose and death is one of the nation’s worst public health crises, and there is no end in sight. Get the facts about this highly addictive and lethal drug....
Dry January is an opportunity to get a little distance from the bottle and evaluate alcohol’s importance in your life. Should you try it? ...
It can be hard to know what to say or how to act around a loved one in recovery, and it can be even more difficult to shop for someone who is in the midst of such life-changing work. To help, here is a list...
A victim mentality is very dangerous for someone battling a substance use disorder, because it can be a serious impediment to developing self-esteem and self-efficacy, which are important to maintaining sobriety....
Why do we so often describe dopamine as a driver of addictive behavior? Why is it regularly associated with some of our most self-destructive impulses and what role does it play in recovery?...
How does a person enjoy – actually enjoy – being sober? It starts by recognizing the rewards that come with cutting loose the bad habits. ...
Recovery maintenance is one of the most important aspects of the sobriety journey, because it is the key to staying substance free over the long-term. In this article, we’ll review what recovery maintenance is and ways to achieve it....
For even the most committed individuals, staying sober over the years will have its challenges. Drug and alcohol addiction are serious conditions, and recovery will never be “set it and forget it” no matter how long it’s been since that last drink or hit. No matter...
With over fifteen million people in the US suffering from an alcohol use disorder (AUD), it’s very likely that you have a friend or loved one grappling with a serious drinking problem, and it’s even possible that that person is you. But sometimes it can...
Whether you are just embarking on your recovery journey or you are years into a sober life, making the daily commitment to a life free from addiction is a challenge worth taking. Sometimes, when the struggle is particularly...
Relapse. It’s not a word anyone wants to hear associated with a drug or alcohol recovery journey. Getting clean and making it through those first months of cold sobriety is hard work, and falling back into the old ways can be devastating both for addicts...
On June 6, 2019, members of the New Origins life skills community had the opportunity to attend a recording of Colin Morrison’s Talking Sobriety podcast in which he interviewed Brian Welch, lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Korn, and his daughter, Jennea. Attendees also...
Aaron Baker Inspires After Devastating Injury On April 4, New Origins members listened to the powerful testimonies of overcoming adversity and beating addiction from former professional motocross rider Aaron Baker and his sister Arielle Baker. In May of 1999, Aaron Baker was practicing for an upcoming motocross...
With the opioid epidemic raging out of control and alcohol abuse being a leading cause of 2.3 million deaths annually, it’s no surprise that substance abuse and its fallout has become popular subject matter for film and television. Here are five movies about addiction and...
Known for being one of the original freestyle motocross (FMX) riders of the late ‘90s and early 2000’s, Colin “Scummy” Morrison was an OG member of an elite riding crew that helped usher in a new era and style of dirt bike riding. Morrison and...
Whether it’s alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, food, gambling or something else, anyone recovering from an addiction has experienced it – that nagging feeling of want. It takes over your thoughts and becomes the focus of your world. But what is it? Where does it come from?...