Holdfast Recovery

We loved welcoming our friends Mario Torrez with Safe and Sound Transitional Living and Jay Dow with Sober Music Co to HoldFast Recovery! 🙌

Together, they facilitated a powerful group combining 12-step principles and music to support our men, who are working hard every day to transform their lives.

We’re grateful for friends who come alongside our community with encouragement, connection, and hope. Recovery grows stronger when we walk together! 💙

Shared Grounds! We had a blessed time connecting with fellow Arizona recovery providers in Prescott yesterday. It takes a village to help someone who is struggling.

By working together, we can connect each person with the best resource for their unique situation. Thank you to our friends at Acadia Healthcare Creek Recovery and

Some men can describe every detail of a bad day except what they felt during it.

Alexithymia is a measurable difficulty in identifying and naming emotions, and it can make alcohol feel like a necessary tool for men.

Learn why it shows up more often in men, how it drives substance use among veterans and first responders, and how Holdfast Recovery treats the root instead of the symptom.



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https://www.holdfastrecovery.com/blog/what-is-alexithymia-in-men-and-how-can-it-fuel-addiction/

You got sober and now nothing lands.

Food is fine. Music is fine. Nothing is good.

That flatness has a name, anhedonia, and it has a timeline.

For men coming off years of adrenaline, firefighters and veterans especially, it is the most dangerous stretch of the first year, because boredom often leads to relapse.

Here is what is happening, how long it lasts, and what brings the color back.



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https://www.holdfastrecovery.com/blog/why-does-everything-feel-boring-after-getting-sober/

Watching your loved one insist they do not have a drinking problem while losing everything around them is one of the most disorienting experiences a family can go through.

What looks like deliberate deception is often more complicated.

Here is what is happening in the brain and what that means for families trying to help.



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https://www.holdfastrecovery.com/blog/why-do-alcoholics-lie-even-when-the-truth-is-obvious/

Getting sober is supposed to feel like relief.

For many men, the first weeks feel quite the opposite.

The anger does not go away. If anything, it gets sharper.

This is not a character defect.

It is a brain in the process of recalibrating after years of having its stress systems suppressed by a substance.

Here is what is happening and what actually helps.



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https://www.holdfastrecovery.com/blog/why-men-feel-angry-in-early-sobriety-and-what-can-help/

Even heroes need support, healing, and hope. We’re honored to share our Christ-centered programs with local first responders. Serving those who serve is more than an honor, it's a calling. 🙏🇺🇸