THE PORCH LIGHT

Every year around Thanksgiving, we hear the word gratitude everywhere. It’s printed on decorative pillows, stitched onto signs, sprinkled through social media posts. But in recovery, gratitude isn’t just a holiday theme — it’s a principle. A daily practice. A way of...

The First 90 Days: The Foundation of Your New Life The first three months of sobriety are powerful. They can also be overwhelming, weird, emotional, hilarious, uncomfortable, beautiful… sometimes all before lunch. At Junction House, we see this every day — women...

Let’s be honest: most of us walked into recovery with the emotional maturity of a middle-schooler who just had their phone taken away. We knew how to run from feelings, blow up relationships, disappear when things got hard, and cling to instant gratification like it...

The holidays have a way of stirring up everything — joy, nostalgia, chaos, and the occasional pie-induced existential crisis. It’s that time of year when family comes together, emotions run high, and someone inevitably offers you “just one glass of wine” before you’ve...

Learn how recovery principles like honesty, accountability, and humility can help you find meaningful work after addiction. Junction House shares real-world employment tips for people in recovery.

When I first got sober, one of the hardest things to imagine was learning how to socialize again. For years, alcohol and other substances had been my shortcut to connection — or at least what I thought was connection. I believed I needed a drink to loosen up, to feel...

The Positive Cognition That Comes With Sober Living When someone transitions from treatment to sober living, it might look like a simple change of address — a new environment, a few house rules, a curfew. But beneath the surface, something profound is happening inside...

In recovery, few words carry as much weight as amends. It’s a term that can stir up equal parts fear, hope, and humility — because making amends asks something deeper of us than simply saying “I’m sorry.” At Junction House, we believe that making amends isn’t about...

At Junction House Recovery, we’ve always believed that recovery is about more than sobriety — it’s about rebuilding a full and meaningful life. Over the years, we’ve discovered that some of our best “staff members” don’t have titles or paychecks. They walk on four...

When I founded Junction House over a decade ago, I had one clear vision: to create a safe, structured, and supportive space where women could heal and grow. Addiction takes more than substances—it steals time, confidence, routines, relationships and a sense of...