Thank Your Mom for Her Support with These Five Simple Gifts Are you in recovery and having trouble time finding a Mother’s Day gift for your mom? You should be careful not to let the stress of trying to find the perfect gift trigger a relapse. After all, the last...

You Don’t Have to Drink to Capture the Luck of the Irish! Contrary to popular belief, St. Patty’s Day isn’t all about alcohol, and you don’t have to forsake your recovery to celebrate it. In fact, you can have a better time celebrating sober than you ever could drunk! Don’t...

How to Plan for a Safe End of the Year When you’re in recovery, no holiday challenges your sobriety quite like New Year’s Eve. The struggle is real, and the temptations are plenty. However, there are ways to resist them. In this article, we will give you tips to help...

Recovery Doesn’t Have to Mean You Can’t Enjoy a Music Festival Music festivals are often thought of as tied to drug and alcohol abuse almost by definition. So, when you’re considering ways to enjoy yourself now that you’re recovering from addiction, a music festival might not be the first thing...

Happy Anniversary to The Other Side! This May, The Other Side is turning 4 years old! That’s four years of laughing, dancing, and growing together as a community. Of course, this means we have to celebrate, so we’re going to be throwing our anniversary party on Saturday, May 6th. This...

When people think of springtime activities, baseball games are usually near the top of the list, but while going to a Cubs game is one of the most iconic Chicago pastimes, an afternoon at Wrigley Field can be a trying and uncomfortable place for someone in recovery. Being surrounded by...