by Addiction Treatment Services | May 11, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account, Recovery
Hello Port 45 Recovery Family and Friends! With Mother’s Day being this past weekend, I thought that I would share a little about my spiritual awakening and how it relates to motherhood. I lost my mother to cancer only five days after I completed treatment in 2011. I... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Mar 18, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account, Recovery
Hello Port 45 Family, I recently had some feelings come up that reminded me of a common struggle among recovering addicts, dealing with the wreckage of the past. My experience was a complicated one. I have an app on my phone from the United States Postal Service and... 
by Rick Fannin | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Goals, Personal Account, Social Support
By: Rick Fannin, CT, Port 45 Recovery Do you like pickles? I sure do! Pickles start as cucumbers, and no matter how much they may try, a pickle can never go back to being a cucumber. Instead of struggling with becoming a cucumber again, it would be a better use of... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Feb 12, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account, Recovery, Triggers
Hello Port 45 family! For this week’s blog I thought I would talk about one of my personal triggers. For those not in addiction recovery, a “trigger” is any form of stimuli that initiates the desire to engage in addictive behavior. During a recovery program, triggers... 
by Rick Fannin | Jan 14, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Goals
By: Rick Fannin, Port 45 Recovery January is in mid-swing, but the beginning of each new year is typically a time to reflect on the past and plan for what lies ahead. One tradition prevalent during this changing of the year is setting new year’s... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Jan 6, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account
2020 was emotionally exhausting for many of us, including all of the staff here at Port 45 Recovery. But the new year gives us motivation to start anew! As I reflect on the last year I am reminded of a simple principle taught to me in recovery. “A grateful addict...