In the heat of the moment when experiencing an urge, give the 54321 tool a try.
	This ancient approach can help with addictions, mental illness, and much more.
	Do you feel like now that you are in recovery the real world is catching up and you are having to be an adult, hopefully this helps.
	Many of us suffer from rediscovering emotions after we quit our addiction of choice.  Here are 10 tips to help you deal with anger, you're not alone, many of us feel this emotion.
	We used to use our addiction of choice to deal with anxiety.  What can we do now to cope?  Give this a try!
	When you are having a strong craving or urge, give this technique a try.
	EFT Tapping focuses on the meridian points in the point.  It can be used in the moment that you are feeling an urge.
	We all experience emotions like anger, sadness, and anxiety.  But how do we get out of them?
	This is similar to Dr. A. Ellis' ABC's but it is based on DBT.  Sometimes we are not being irrational about our belief but we are still upset.  Use this worksheet to work through the feelings.
	This is a spin on SMART Recovery's Hierarchy of Values.
	The first step to Unconditional Self Acceptance is developing an Identity that you are pleased with.  Here are a few pointers on developing that identity.
	Sometimes we need to work on our inner child, couple this with reparenting.
	A great exercise is to write a scene from your last 90 days that inspired you to quit your addiction of choice.
	SMART suggests that you name your addiction.  Once you've done that, why not write a letter to your addiction!
	A very powerful step is writing a letter as your future self to your current self.  This will help inspire you to change.
	Many of experience loneliness and isolation.  What can you do?  You don't want to turn to your addiction of choice anymore.  Give this a try instead
	AA has a step for making amends.  Just because you are not in AA does not mean you can't do this step as well.
	This goes hand in hand with SMART's Hierarchy of Values.  I suggest reviewing this first and then setting your own personal HOV's.
	Sometimes it really helps for our sobriety dock if we understand what our mooring lines are.
	We all have this little PIG inside of us that wants to be fed.
	We have all heard of the term Pink Clouding but what does it really mean.
	Pink clouding is worn off and we are now starting to feel tired from the recovery process, how do we take care of ourselves better to get through this.
	Through reparenting we can make up for issues from our childhood.
	When we think of role-playing, we might imagine actors rehearsing for a play.  Did you know that a similar strategy can be helpful for people overcoming addictive behaviours?  Give it a try either alone or with someone else.
	At times, we just have really strong emotions to deal with.  Try this exercise to cope with them.  It's a bit new age but worth a try, it just might work for you.
	The three circles of life explores what is within your control and what is not.  It is similar in some regards to the hula hoop exercise from SMART recovery but explores issues further.
	It is very common that after we have given up our addiction of choice, we start experiencing difficulty with sleep.  Give these tips and tricks a try.
	This is a spin on the SMART Recovery Tool, you should combine it with Identity.
	We have an urge coming on, now what do we do?  Give urge surfing a try to, it's just like surfing.
	Sometimes understanding our emotions means digging deeper into them.  The wheel of emotions allows you to drill down to a specific emotion