How to Set Realistic Goals So IOP Feels Doable This Time
Sometimes the biggest barrier to healing is the pressure to do it perfectly. If you stepped away from IOP—or never
November 3, 2025
Sometimes the biggest barrier to healing is the pressure to do it perfectly. If you stepped away from IOP—or never
Sometimes life gets messy in the middle of healing. You didn’t fail. You didn’t “waste a spot.” You were trying
I didn’t lose everything. I wasn’t sleeping in my car. I didn’t get fired. No one staged an intervention. I
So… you stopped showing up. Maybe it was sudden. Maybe it was slow. Maybe it was one missed session that
When I first got diagnosed, I didn’t feel clarity. I felt fear. And I felt alone in it, even though
You show up. You deliver. You stay two steps ahead of everything and everyone. You’ve got your systems, your calendar,
When you’ve lived with anxiety for a long time, it’s easy to forget it’s even anxiety. You tell yourself it’s
I remember sitting with a mother whose son had just been hospitalized. Her voice was tight: “If I were better,
I’ve sat across from people who say, “I’ve tried treatment before, and it never stuck.” I hear exhaustion, bitterness, fear.
You’ve just begun your journey in recovery. Maybe you’re newly sober, feeling isolated, desperate to reclaim something that feels like
