Unfortunately, graduating from residential treatment doesn’t mean your substance use disorder has been cured. Addiction is considered a chronic disease, which means the condition must be continually managed to reduce the risk of relapse. The Chronic Nature of Addiction Chronic diseases are much more common than you might expect. According to the Centers for Disease … Read more
If you have hard work to do,Do it now.Today the skies are clear and blue,Tomorrow clouds may come in view,Yesterday is not for you;Do it now. If you have a song to sing,Sing it now.Let the notes of gladness ringClear as song of bird in spring;Let every day some music bring;Sing it now. If you have … Read more
Success is being friendly when another needs a friend,It’s in the cheery words you speak, not in the coins you lend. Success is not alone in skill and deeds of daring great,It’s in the roses that you plant beside your garden gate. Success is in the way you walk the paths of life each day;It’s … Read more
You know that feeling you get when you open a book and, from the very first line, you just know that it’s going to blow your freaking mind?We do. Whether it was the because of some shocking early reveal, a nice dose of action, purely gorgeous writing, or something more, there are a good amount … Read more
It’s a crazy world we live in. Between the day-to-day stress, social anxieties, and the overwhelming feeling that comes from being bombarded with world news all the time, it’s no wonder that things can get a little tough. But we find it always helps to grab a book. Some of our favorite YA novels are incredible … Read more
Young adult books are some of the best out there (or possibly the best, but hey, we might be a little biased) when it comes to representing identities and encouraging readers to be proud of who they are. We know there’s still a long way to go to achieve equal representation, but we also thought we’d … Read more
Books provide more than escapism—one of the things we love about the current trend of young adult books is that they’re not afraid to confront some of the hard things we’re facing in the world, and they do a great job of reminding us not to give up. These inspirational quotes are from some of our favorite … Read more
As book nerds who also love #theaesthetic, we know the struggle all too well of taking a perfect picture—maybe of ourselves, a friend, a book—and then not being able to figure out Instagram captions to match! They can be their own art form, really. So we did what we always do in times of crisis: We turned … Read more
The world might be crazy, but we have books—ones that give us hope, calm our minds, and help us fight back. And really, isn’t YA all about revolution? These fighting quotes from The Hate U Give, Frostblood, Moxie, Mockingjay, All American Boys, and Never Fade reinforces that belief and also gives us the strength to carry on through … Read more
Whether you want to confess your crushes to the world or hide your love like Lara Jean, we think some of these iconic YA books provide the perfect inspiration for any love letters you’ll be writing! These quotes are romantic, swoonworthy, masterpieces, and even just reading them makes us want to fall head-first into each of these … Read more