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Honesty, The Main Ingredient in a Successful Recovery

By Holly M. Onorato, CPRS Being honest with oneself is the only way to progress on the path of life and recovery.If you’ve spent any amount of time in a recovery meeting, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term‘You’re only as sick as your secrets,’ and it’s true! Unfortunately, there’s no quick fix to undoing years spent in active addiction, but the bottom lineis that we’ve got to be honest with ourselves about the nature of the

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Why Go to an Outpatient Treatment Center in New Jersey?

Your Recovery Journey Starts Here When it comes to addiction recovery, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Some individuals require the structure of inpatient treatment, while others benefit from the flexibility and personalized support of outpatient care. If you or a loved one is seeking help for substance abuse or co-occurring mental health issues, choosing an outpatient treatment center in New Jersey could be the most empowering step forward. At More Life Recovery Center, we believe that

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NEVER TOO YOUNG TO CHANGE

By Holly M. Onorato, CPRS In my capacity as a Recovery Coach and SMART Recovery meeting facilitator, I am honored toassist hundreds of people in their recovery journey. One thing that often comes up is this: ‘I wishI had gotten sober earlier.’ The fact is, we live in a culture that is heavily reliant on alcohol as a tool to celebrate or soothethe ache of loss (and everything in between). Wine is even used in

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SETTING UP A SUCCESSFUL 2025

Holly M. Onorato, CPRS Stop consuming other people’s thoughts and get clarity on your own. Finally, the holiday madness has subsided and the residual weight and debtlinger…what better time to pause and check in with yourself? The holiday seasonis a time for thinking of others, their wishes, plans, and festivities, but January,the new year, is a time to relax and reconsider where we’re at with our owndreams, goals, and wishes. And I’m not talking about

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Addiction, the self-imposed prison.

By Holly M. Onorato ‘THE ONLY DRINK I CAN SAY NO TO IS THE FIRST ONE, SO THAT’S WHAT I DO’-anonymous Many factors go into an addiction (of any kind). Genetics, adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s), trauma, circumstance, etc. but at some point we must realize that every decision we make is a CHOICE. No one is forcing us to continue to hurt ourselves, to stay stuck and sick. Addiction is isolation. Recovery is freedom and

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