Sober Living Articles
Below, please find our full and complete list of sober living articles:
Los Angeles, California—April, 2009
One of the biggest roadblocks in trying to get sober is financial. You hear it over and over again “It’s too expensive, I can’t afford it.” “The question I ask them is can you afford not to get sober?” asks Larry Luttrell director of Liberty House, a men’s sober living home in West Los Angeles that specializes in long term structured sober living...continued
Los Angeles, California—April 21, 2009
Why does Liberty House succeed where other sober living facilities fail? Josh S. Director of Liberty House has over 15 years of sobriety and has worked in recovery for most of that time says, “The structure of the house creates an environment where the residents are able to develop a sober support system based on an honest desire to help another alcoholic and based on true feelings of love and respect for each other. Through the structure and rules of the house the residents are encouraged to change. Nick J. who is one of the resident manager's of Liberty House has over a year clean told me why this program got him sober when others couldn’t...continued
Los Angeles, California—April, 2009
As a recovering alcoholic and someone who also works in recovery, I get many calls from parents who are looking for a structured sober living home for a family member. A concerned mother recently called me because she suspected her son was back on drugs after a brief period of sobriety. “He says he’s not using drugs even though he’s been acting strange the past few days. How do I know if he’s telling me the truth?” She asked pensively...continued
Los Angeles, California—April 17 , 2009
One of the biggest fears of people new to sobriety is that they can’t even begin to imagine life without drugs and alcohol. “I’ll never have any fun being sober” or “what do you mean I can’t hang out with all my old friends!?!” ....continued
Los Angeles, California—April 13, 2009
I get a lot of phone calls from people looking for help for their loved ones who are struggling with a drug or alcohol problem. These families are definitely dealing with a life threatening crisis but the question that often comes to mind is how can seemingly rational people be so blinded by the obvious truth when it comes to dealing with family members and friends who are in the throes of their addiction?...continued
Los Angeles, California—March 25, 2009
As parents, family members, spouses and friends we try to give loved ones everything we can to insure their health and happiness. But when "helping" them crosses the line and becomes detrimental to the personal and spiritual growth of that family member or significant other, and continues when knowledge of that the individual is spiraling into drug addiction or alcoholism, or some other chronic addiction, it is no longer called help, it's called enabling...continued
Addicts Lie
Los Angeles, California—March 8 , 2009
As a recovering alcoholic and someone who also works in recovery, I get many calls from parents who are looking for a structured sober living home for a family member.
A concerned mother recently called me because she suspected her son was back on drugs after a brief period of sobriety. “He says he’s not using drugs even though he’s been acting strange the past few days. How do I know if he’s telling me the truth?” she asked pensively. “Do you want to know how you can tell if your son is lying?,” I asked. “His lips are moving."...continued
California—February 19, 2009
Even after all the destruction and wreckage that drug addiction has brought into your life you still think that you can control your drug use or worse yet, you still believe you are not an addict. That is the insanity of the disease of alcoholism. After all that you have been through, the misery, the self-loathing, the unmanageability of your life, you still think that you can clean up by yourself.
“If you could have gotten sober on your own, you would have done it by now,” says Larry Luttrell director of Liberty House, highly structured sober living home, located in Los Angeles, California...continued
Avoiding Relapse
Los Angeles- February 12, 2009
When it comes to getting sober many alcoholics and addicts can manage to clean up for a couple of days, weeks or even months on there own. But without any real program of change it’s inevitable that they wind up using one more time asking themselves “why can’t I stay sober?”...continued
When is The Right Time to Get Sober?
Los Angeles, California—February 3, 2009
As the saying goes “there’s no time like the present”. So why not get sober today? Well, you can probably come up with a dozen reasons. “What about my job?” “How will I pay my bills? “Who’s going to take care of my family?” “Who’s going to watch my dog?” “I have a lot of things I need to do”...continued
Los Angeles, California—February 1 , 2009
If you or a loved one has a problem with drugs or alcohol and just can’t seem to stay clean on your own then you should probably look into a structured sober living home. Research has shown that being in a structured sober living facility for 90 days or longer gives addicts and alcoholics the best chance at long term sobriety...continued
Los Angeles, California—January 20, 2009
When sober living owner Larry Luttrell speaks, his residents usually listen. Luttrell is the owner and founder of the Liberty House, a twenty four-person residence in Century City dedicated to providing a drug and alcohol free environment for his occupants.
Luttrell is a believer in what he calls “tough love”, offering a structured living environment for his residents. Whether it’s attending meetings, following programs, or helping around the house, Luttrell’s goal is to keep recovering addicts singularly focused on the arduous task of long-term sobriety...continued
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