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Home & the day
What would make daily life more workable?
Find information about housing, daily routines, transport and paperwork. You may need a ride to an appointment, something to do with an empty evening or help finding a place to live.
Your life
Housing and everyday arrangements.
Read about finding housing, sharing a home, organizing the day and handling paperwork. The guides include questions to ask and ways to prepare for practical tasks.
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Housing & home
Guide · 4 min read
How can I organize my next steps when housing is uncertain?
You are unsure where you will stay, and paperwork can be hard to face when tonight is not settled.
Guide · 5 min read
How do rental assistance programs and waiting lists work?
In the United States, rental assistance can take different forms: help paying rent in an eligible private home, a public housing tenancy or a reduced-rent unit at a participating property.
Guide · 4 min read
How can we share a home when our routines or substance use differ?
You share a home with someone whose routines or substance use differ from yours, and you may feel tense before the conversation even begins.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I move without losing the routines and support I rely on?
You are packing a home while also wondering what familiar support will still be there afterward.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I make one part of my living space easier to use?
A part of your room may be making an ordinary task harder, while the idea of organizing everything feels impossible.
Routine & free time
Guide · 4 min read
How can I keep useful routines when travel or caregiving changes the day?
Travel or caring for someone has changed your day, and trying to keep every familiar routine may be leaving you frustrated.
Guide · 4 min read
What can I do with an empty evening in recovery?
The evening is empty, and you may miss the plans or people that used to fill it even if you want life to be different.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I rebuild routines after a major life change?
A major change has left your old routine out of reach, and trying to repeat it may keep reminding you of what is gone.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I make the coming week more manageable?
You may be looking at the coming week and already wondering how you are supposed to fit everything in.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I build a daily routine that works when my days vary?
Your days vary, and a routine that looks sensible on paper may keep leaving you feeling behind.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I choose something to do with an open afternoon?
You have an open afternoon and may feel pressure to make good use of it before you even know what you want.
Transport, paperwork & connection
Guide · 3 min read
How can I keep important paperwork and deadlines in one place?
Use one private place for documents and one short list for the actions attached to them.
Guide · 3 min read
How can I get to work, appointments and support without a car?
Plan the whole trip at the time you actually need to travel, including the return, cost and accessibility.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I replace essential documents when several are missing?
Identify the document needed for the next practical task, contact its issuing agency and ask what replacement evidence it accepts.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I stay connected when phone or internet costs are a barrier?
Identify the connection you need for essential calls, messages or appointments, then compare the actual cost of keeping or changing service.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I make my phone easier to live with?
Your phone may be necessary for care, work or company while also leaving you interrupted and unable to put it down.
From across SoberSphere
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Guide · 3 min read
How can I have one clearer conversation about a practical problem?
You need to discuss a ride, bill or household task, but the conversation may carry a much older argument into the room.
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