The Shatterproof Blog

Love and compassion are fundamental for addiction recovery. 

A Story of Resilience Living with Co-Occurring Disorders

From recovery to lost loved ones - Shatterproof Ambassadors share their advice on getting through the holidays. 

I hope my story can help other vets who may be struggling because I found a way… and I know you can too.

The singer talked to Kelly Clarkson about finding herself two years into her recovery from Xanax addiction. 

This Memorial Day, I’m grateful for my recovery. But I know for many veterans, treatment is out of reach.

During stressful times, it's important to take care of yourself—especially for caregivers.

On the one-year anniversary of her son’s overdose death, Julie Labinski testified in the Wisconsin State Legislature in support of new addiction legislation.

Addiction is an isolating disease for everyone. But since Ian's death, I've learned that almost everyone has a loved one or knows someone with a substance use disorder.

Navigating addiction with a loved one has certainly affected the way I treat my patients.

Today, I am releasing a song I wrote. It's the same day that, four years ago, I took my last pill. 

Finding the right addiction treatment is essential for recovery. I am miraculously lucky, but many are not.

Addiction is a disease and it cannot be hidden away like a colony of lepers on an isolated island, shameful and out of sight. 

Lately, I've learned a lot about healing.

I’d love to tell my mom that I understand how much shame she’s feeling. I want to tell her how her drinking affects me. But it's hard.