The Gentle Lighthouse

drug addiction recovery

  • The Flicker Still Counts

    The content contrasts real hope with false hope, emphasizing that true hope acknowledges pain while encouraging small, consistent actions towards recovery. It introduces the PAR framework (Plan, Action, Review) to aid healing, stressing the importance of realistic planning, taking micro-steps,… Continue reading

  • False Highs, Real Lows

    The content explores the concept of emotions as waves, detailing how depression alters emotional balance by creating shallow highs and deep lows. Substance use magnifies emotional peaks at the cost of deeper troughs, leading to numbness and loss of natural… Continue reading