Port 45 Recovery’s Blog
Updates and advice on topics ranging from treatments, recovery news and mental health advice.
Social Events That Focus on Addiction Recovery in Central & South Ohio
Hello Port 45 family and friends! The summer presses on and so do the recovery events for the 2021 year. For those in early recovery, you may have been hearing announcements in groups or meetings about workshops or area events that are scheduled for the upcoming...
Celebrating Recovery from Addiction & Reflecting on Family Relationships
Hello Port 45 Family and Friends, In my last blog I shared my experience of early recovery and my 10-year celebration. This has led me to reflect on some of the experiences that I have had in recovery that are not so happy. I have spoken several times about my sister...
Experience, Strength & Hope: Celebrating 10 Years of Continuous Sobriety
Hello Port 45 Friends and Family! I waited until today to write my blog because today I celebrate 10 years of continuous sobriety! In recovery we share our experience, strength and hope to help the next person so here is my recovery story. 10 years ago, today I woke...
Sustaining Recovery in the Summer: Time to Get Outside
Hello Port 45 Friends and family! I am a few days late with my Blog this week which is a direct result of the weather! Summer is upon us and with that comes an opportunity to enjoy the sunshine. The winter months are difficult for me as I suffer from seasonal...
Addiction Recovery, Gratitude and Memorial Day Reflections
Hello Port 45 Family and Friends, As we close out May with Memorial Day, I have begun to reflect on those we have lost to addiction. I lost my cousin Danielle to this disease last week and amid those feelings, I became overwhelmed with gratitude. We have lost many...
Addiction Recovery Advice: Getting Clean as a Recovery Mom
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...
Advice for Fighting Addiction: the Fear of Change Can Be Crippling
Hello, Port 45 Family and Friends! This week I would like to discuss change. I have a lot of fear that comes along with change. When I came to work for Port 45 Recovery I was leaving a position that I had held for 5 years at another agency and I was taking a leap of...
Thoughts on Addiction: The Healing Properties and Triggers of Music
Hello Port 45 Family and Friends! What I have discovered from doing this blog every other week is that the subject matter appears to manifest itself naturally from week to week. I sit down each Friday and reflect on significant experiences that I have had from week to...
Dealing With Loss and the Therapeutic Value of Reaching Out To People
Hello Port 45 Family and Friends! I am a little late submitting my blog this week. This is because this week is typically a hard week for me each year. If you have been following my blog you know that I lost my sister Sam to an overdose in 2001. March 23 was her...
Cleaning Up the Wreckage of Our Past
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...
Addiction Recovery: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Southern Ohio
Hello Port 45 Family and friends! Kathy here again. I thought this week I would discuss some exciting new developments that are happening with the Recovery efforts here in Southern Ohio! A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Josh Lawson, who is the Recovery...
The Surprising Link Between Pickles and Substance Abuse
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...