There’s a moment many of us know too well: you’re sitting with a phone in your hand, staring at the screen, feeling like you should reach out… but the words just won’t come. You type something out, delete it, type again, delete again. What if it sounds stupid, if I’m bothering them, what if they…
At Silver Maple Recovery, compassionate care and clinical excellence go hand in hand. But what does that really look like behind the scenes—and what should people know before they reach out for help? In this interview, Shannon Kuhn, President and CEO of Silver Maple Recovery, talks honestly about recovery, relapse, and what it takes to…
When you picture recovery, you might imagine peace. No more drama or damage control. Just steady days, steady nights, and steady relationships. But here’s something people rarely talk about: When you’ve lived in survival mode for years, peace can feel strange. Even uncomfortable. Sometimes, it can feel so foreign that you find yourself craving the…
There are moments in recovery that no one quite prepares you for. The big family reunion. A summer concert. That first wedding invite with the open bar listed right there in gold script. These events might sneak up on you — not because you didn’t see them coming, but because of how they can feel…