Sober in Spring: Cleaning up from Alcohol & Drug Addiction

Get and stay clean from alcohol and drugs and beat addiction in spring

A new season and a new reason to get and stay clean from alcohol and drugs and beat addiction. Tips to focus on your recovery and leave your dark past behind…

Many people focus on New Year’s as a time to make resolutions to abstain from drugs and alcohol. However, it has been proven that 96% of new year’s resolutions are broken within the first 8 days of making them. So how about recognizing that you can get and stay clean at any point during the year. Given that it’s almost May and many associate this month with spring cleaning, why not apply that to your recovery as well?

Reasons to Get Sober in Spring

More daylight – the benefit of emerging from winter can be magical. It also allows the recovering addict/alcoholic the feeling of more hours in the day to work a job and their program of recovery.
Warmer weather – Allows the alcoholic/addict the ability to participate in outdoor sober activities.
Color – change up your wardrobe to brighter colors and feel the difference in your day and your mood.
Birds singing – Small things we don’t recognize when under the influence.
New motivation – the “spring in your step” can prompt you to get sober, focus on sobriety first and provide freedom and motivation to start anew; remembering that while the past cannot be erased, the future can be changed.

Sober Activities in Spring

Walking or hiking – alone or with others
Cycling – again, can be done alone or with others
Kayaking, canoeing and other boating activities are relaxing and put you in a natural environment
Visit state or national parks and learn about their history. Natural beauty and fresh air is good for recovery.

Spring is the perfect time to start fresh, get sober and leave the world of addiction behind!

Welcome to Junction House • A Place for New Beginnings

At Junction House, we understand that the path to sobriety is different for everyone. For some, this may be their first or second attempt at recovery. For others, it may be their tenth or even more. It doesn’t matter how many times you have tried before. What matters is that you’re here now, looking for a change.

Some arrive filled with hope, eager for a fresh start. Others come feeling lost, uncertain, or even hopeless. That’s okay. Hope doesn’t have to come first, sometimes, it grows along the way. What truly matters is this: Are you willing to take a step forward? Are you open to a new experience and a different way of life?

If you are, you don’t have to do it alone. At Junction House, we provide guidance, support, and a structured path to help you rebuild and rediscover yourself. No matter where you’re starting from, we are here to walk this journey with you one step at a time.