by bradford | Mar 18, 2020 | Hope Dealers
Hope in the time of coronavirus can be a hard thing to come by, but consider this: Outside of China, where the COVID-19 pandemic began, no other country has been hit harder than Italy. This week, that nation lost 475 citizens to coronavirus in a single day. Despite a...
by bradford | Mar 23, 2020 | Hope Dealers
What is a “Hope Dealer?” Glad you asked, because like many things in addiction recovery, the answer is a simple one that belies a vast and lovely ocean of information beneath the surface. What is a Hope Dealer? It’s us. It’s you. It’s anyone in these uncertain times...
by bradford | Mar 25, 2020 | Hope Dealers
One of the hallmarks of Hope Dealers is the reassurance that whatever you’re going through, you’re not alone. In the 12 Step program Narcotics Anonymous, participants often shorten the name to N.A. That initialism has lent itself to a number of creative...
by bradford | Mar 27, 2020 | Hope Dealers
In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there may not seem to be any reasons why you should seek addiction treatment now. It’s understandable. Everything seems so … surreal at the moment. One moment, life is completely normal, and the next, you’re grocery...
by bradford | Mar 30, 2020 | Hope Dealers
It may seem like the absolute WORST time to get help for alcoholism during coronavirus, but stop, for a minute, to consider just how much humans turn to alcohol in times of stress or crisis. COVID-19 — a.k.a. the coronavirus — is no different. Consider: In early...
by bradford | Mar 31, 2020 | Hope Dealers
Staying connected in recovery during the coronavirus pandemic may seem futile. After all, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended canceling or postponing events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks [1]. And while many recovery meetings around...
