Do You Still Go to Therapy or Meetings If You’re on Medication-Assisted Treatment?
Early recovery is weird. It’s the kind of quiet that feels loud. You’re doing the right things—maybe even on Medication-Assisted Treatment—but something still aches. Maybe you’re sitting in your room after your dose kicks in, thinking: I’m sober…so why do I still feel alone? Maybe you went to a meeting and left halfway through because […]
6 Things No One Tells You About Starting Medication-Assisted Treatment in Early Sobriety
You finally stopped using. Maybe you’ve got a few days or weeks sober—and your team recommends Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). And suddenly, you’re the one in the meeting who doesn’t count their days the same way. The one explaining what Vivitrol is. The one wondering: Am I doing this wrong? You’re not. Medication-Assisted Treatment can be […]
From Maintenance to Momentum: Returning to Medication-Assisted Treatment After a Long Pause
I stayed sober—but I didn’t feel whole. That was the secret I carried around for a long time. I had years under my belt. No relapses, no crises. Just long days of routine and responsibility. And inside? I felt flat. Emotionally muted. Spiritually disconnected. At first, I told myself it was just part of the […]
The Truth About Medication-Assisted Treatment: It’s Not Replacing One Drug With Another
When You’re Not Sure If You Want to Live—But You Know You Can’t Keep Feeling Like This Maybe you’ve heard it before: “You just have to want to get better.” But what if it’s not that simple? What if you do want to live—but the version of life you’re living right now feels impossible to […]
The Science of Support: Why Medication-Assisted Treatment Works When the Brain Needs Time to Heal
You didn’t plan to use again. Maybe you were doing well—hitting 90 days, showing up for group, reconnecting with your family. Then something shifted. A moment of stress. A flash of loneliness. A voice in your head saying just once won’t ruin everything. But now it’s the morning after. You’re scrolling through recovery pages, reading […]