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Recovery & Aftercare

The first weeks home: the part nobody prepares you for

They prepare you to leave as well as anyone can. Nobody can really prepare you for the first few weeks. On coming home, the loneliness, and what held the days together.

30 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Recovery & Aftercare

What actually happens in the first year after rehab, and how to protect it

Treatment isn't the hard part. What you go back to is. A month-by-month look at the first year after rehab, and the three things that protect recovery when it matters most.

5 June 2026 · 5 min read