Northstar Recovery Center

04/24/2026

Our IOP provides best-in-class addiction treatment that fits your life. Maintain school, work, and family responsibilities while receiving quality care. Flexible scheduling options include mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

Learn more: https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/intensive-outpatient-program-in-massachusetts/

04/23/2026

PAWS can be ruff.

Jokes aside, post-acute withdrawal symptoms are one of the most common and least discussed drivers of relapse. They can last for weeks or months after the body has been physically clear of substances.

Learn how to recognize when PAWS are happening and how to get through them in our latest article: https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/blog/paws-post-acute-withdrawal-symptoms/

04/22/2026

Armando explains the nerves he felt entering addiction treatment, and how Northstar Recovery Center quickly made him feel like he wasn't alone. Now more than a year sober, he reflects on his journey through early recovery and the help he received along the way.

04/21/2026

Substances weren’t just a problem. They were also, for a time, a solution.

This is why sobriety alone, for many people, isn’t enough. It removes the solution, and you’re simply left with your problems. It doesn’t automatically provide a new way of living.

Read our latest article to understand why you feel this way and how to find a new solution.

https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/blog/sober-but-miserable-recovery/

04/20/2026

Some people will only ever see you as who you were.

Recovery asks you to decide who you are and who want to become.

Don’t shrink to fit old expectations. Keep going.

04/17/2026

In finding recovery with Northstar, Michael regained all of the things addiction took away: his creativity, ability to be social, and sense of purpose.

Learn how you can thrive, sober. Call 888-339-5756 today!

04/16/2026

These powerful video testimonials show that recovery is possible with the right support and a willingness to put in the work.

https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/blog/inspiring-addiction-recovery-success-stories/

If you're ready to break free from the chains of addiction, don't let another day go by. Call 888-339-5756.

Real Recovery Success Stories: These powerful testimonials offer a raw, honest, and uplifting look into what it's like to overcome addiction.

04/15/2026

Meet Gitte, Clinician at Northstar Recovery Center 🤝

Gitte holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Copenhagen, and brings over 20 years of experience working in psychiatric and substance use disorder settings in Denmark. Her career has been rooted in supporting individuals through complex mental health and recovery journeys with compassion and expertise.

Before joining Northstar, she provided counseling to vulnerable women in a supported housing program in Worcester, helping clients navigate challenging life circumstances with care and respect.

At Northstar, she leads both group and individual sessions grounded in Compassion Focused Therapy, creating a supportive space where clients can build resilience, develop self-compassion, and move forward in their recovery.

04/14/2026

Your brain has spent years linking Fridays and weekends with letting loose. That wiring doesn’t disappear overnight.

Check out our latest article for tips to survive, and then thrive, on your weekends in early recovery: https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/blog/weekends-in-early-recovery/

04/13/2026

Greg explains how things began to turn around for him when he finally surrendered, began taking suggestions, and working a program of recovery. He credits Northstar Recovery Center for being foundational to his journey and finding happiness in sobriety.

Write your own success story: 888-339-5756

04/10/2026

This day in history — April 10, 1939 — the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was published.

“We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered…”

What followed was a set of principles, simple but not easy, that have helped millions recover from a seemingly hopeless condition.

A spiritual program of action and a design for living sober, useful, and free.

04/09/2026

While it's not a prerequisite for recovery, relapse is a part of many people's journeys. What matters most isn't that it happened, it's what happens next.

Here's a step-by-step of what to do after a relapse: https://northstarrecoverycenter.com/blog/what-to-do-after-a-relapse/